The former Louisville detective was found not guilty of wanton endangerment on Thursday.
Hankison was emotional as the judge announced the verdict. He had been charged with three counts of wanton endangerment and was facing a potential prison sentence of 15 years. Jurors deliberated for a few hours before reaching a decision.
The only criminal proceedings related to the killing of Taylor, the EMT who was shot dead by police as they raided her apartment in the early hours of March 13, 2020, have ended. Her death and that of George Floyd sparked anti-racism protests across the US in 2020.
Hankison was not on trial for the killing of Taylor.
The charges were related to his firing his weapon into the neighboring apartment, where a pregnant woman, a man, and a child were sleeping.
One or two more inches, and I would have been shot, according to the neighbor who narrowly escaped being hit by a bullet. I think about it all the time. My son wouldn't have been able to meet me. I wouldn't have been able to meet my son.
It was so frightening and crazy that he didn't know what was happening.
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