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Breonna Taylor, 26, was jarred awake in the middle of the night by three detectives performing a "no-knock" warrant (now banned). The warrant was part of an investigation against her ex-boyfriend. Her current boyfriend- understandably assuming the officers were dangerous intruders- fired one shot from his legally owned gun. The officers fired thirty-two shots, killing Breonna Taylor.

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Jordan Edwards, 15, was killed by police. He was leaving a house party, in a car with his friends, when an officer fired at them with his patrol rifle. The officer was charged with and found guilty of murder- one of few times officers have faced real consequences.

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Freddie Gray, just 25 years old, was killed in police custody because of a spinal injury sustained by police. He was screaming in pain- his spinal cord was almost severed- but was not helped in time. He was arrested for possession of a switchblade (which is illegal), but he did not, in fact, have a switchblade. The first three officers on trial were acquitted and, unlikely to succeed, the prosecution dropped the case for the remaining three.

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This is a photo of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. He was shot in the back by a police officer 16 times. Although the officer was convicted, another officer tried to help cover up the murder.

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This 14-year-old boy was named Emmett Till. While on vacation in Mississippi, he was brutally beaten and murdered. The two white men who eventually confessed to the crime were acquitted by an all-white jury.