Protesters gather in DC after grand jury reveals decision on killing of Breonna Taylor - WTOP

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People in D.C. and in other parts of the U.S. gathered Wednesday night to protest the recent grand jury decision that brought no charges to Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Crowds initially gathered at the Justice Department Building on Pennsylvania Avenue and at Black Lives Matter Plaza near Lafayette Square, WTOP’s Ken Duffy reported.

“It’s black and white. Wrong is wrong, and right is right. Regardless if they had no-knock warrants or whatever, someone’s dead in the process, regardless of what they have. And she should still be living. Let’s look at that fact,” a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, man told Duffy.

By 10 p.m., Duffy said the protest started to get more tense in Northwest D.C., where demonstrators on bikes blocked police, also on bikes, from following marchers.

Some marchers damaged outdoor restaurant seating areas in the Adams Morgan neighborhood, and a glass bus shelter south of Dupont Circle was shattered, Duffy said.

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 24: Demonstrators march in Washington D.C. protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) — Demonstrators march in Washington D.C. protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 24: Police officers take security measures as Demonstrators march in Washington D.C. protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) — Police officers take security measures as Demonstrators march in Washington D.C. protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Demonstrators hold up images of Breonna Taylor as they rally in front of the U.S. Department of Justice in protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with 3 counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor's death. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Demonstrators hold up images of Breonna Taylor as they rally in front of the U.S. Department of Justice in protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with 3 counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor’s death. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Demonstrators march along Constitution Avenue in protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with 3 counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor's death. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Demonstrators march along Constitution Avenue in protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with 3 counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor’s death. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Demonstrators march near the White House in protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with 3 counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor's death. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — Demonstrators march near the White House in protest following a Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor with 3 counts of wanton endangerment. No officers were indicted on charges in connection to Taylor’s death. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Demonstrators gather at the U.S. Department of Justice before marching to the White House in a call for justice for Breonna Taylor, who was killed by a member of the Louisville Police Department during a middle-of-the-night raid of Taylor's apartment, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The actions of the officer who killed Taylor has been ruled justified while another of the three officers was indicted on a warrant endangerment charge. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) — Demonstrators gather at the U.S. Department of Justice before marching to the White House in a call for justice for Breonna Taylor, who was killed by a member of the Louisville Police Department during a middle-of-the-night raid of Taylor’s apartment, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The actions of the officer who killed Taylor has been ruled justified while another of the three officers was indicted on a warrant endangerment charge. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

breonna taylor protest — Protesters carry photos of Breonna Taylor during a protest at the Justice Department on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in D.C.

Someone started smashing windows as the Breonna Taylor march went through Florida Avenue Northwest & 18th Street.

Glass bus shelter was smashed by someone walking with protesters on Connecticut Avenue south of Dupont Circle in Northwest D.C.

Taylor, an emergency medical worker who is Black, was shot multiple times by white officers who entered her home on a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation — although state Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday the investigation revealed the officers did announce themselves before entering, The Associated Press reported.

The warrant used to search her home was connected to a suspect who did not live there, and no drugs were found inside.

Demonstrators, who for months called for justice, resumed their protests Wednesday after prosecutors announced a single officer had been indicted — but not on charges involving the Black woman’s death, The Associated Press reported.

In Kentucky, authorities said two officers were shot and wounded Wednesday night during the demonstrations expressing anger over the killings of Black people at the hands of police.

Police described road closures in D.C. due to the protest as “rolling.”

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