Republican lawmakers are decrying what they said are invasive tactics in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Revelations about the warrant that led to the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor are scratching old wounds in Louisville, Kentucky.

The three Louisville police officers who fired their guns in the fatal raid at Breonna Taylors apartment avoided homicide charges. A federal investigation of the shooting that has been quietly proceeding could be their last chance. One officer was struck, and he and two other officers fired 32 shots into the apartment, striking Taylor five times. AdDespite disappointment with the grand jury outcome, there is “cautious and guarded hope” that the federal investigation could bring some measure of justice, community activist Christopher 2X said. The FBI’s Louisville office has declined to provide details of the federal investigation into the Taylor shooting while it is ongoing.

Police said McAtee fired at officers, who returned fire, but video evidence suggests law enforcement officials were firing pepper balls at the restaurant before McAtee fired his weapon. A video released by Louisville Police on Tuesday appears to show McAtee firing a gun from the door of his restaurant as officers shot projectiles. That video shows people on Broadway, a major thoroughfare, scattering away from and into McAtee's eatery as officers approach, firing projectiles. Police had used pepper balls to scatter protests crowds after curfew through the weekend. A lawyer for the family said the video raises more questions than answers.McAtee's nephew, Marvin McAtee, said people fled to the barbecue stand when police began firing pepper balls.

Tuesday night brought more big protests over the death of George Floyd and sporadic reports of vandalism, but much less of the widespread plundering of stores amid a huge police presence. and “George Floyd" as cloudy skies threatened rain. MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minneapolis school board has voted to end its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department following the death last week of George Floyd. DALLAS -- Former President George W. Bush criticized any effort to squelch protests of George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody. Several new demonstrations in Los Angeles on Tuesday over the death of George Floyd have remained peaceful.

Tracey Cox VanDyke prays Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Louisville, Ky., near the intersection where David McAtee was killed Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)LOUISVILLE, Ky. The city of Louisville, Kentucky, plans to reach out for an independent review of its police department amid protests that erupted over the deaths of black people during encounters with police, the mayor said Wednesday. Officials plan to hire an outside group to perform a comprehensive, top-to-bottom" review of the police department, Mayor Greg Fischer said. Fischer said the outside review will focus on such issues as police training, use of force, bias-free policing, accountability and community engagement. The evaluation will include listening sessions to gather input from a cross-section of the community, the mayor said.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced the firing of Police Chief Steve Conrad at a news conference Monday. He said officers involved in the shooting failed to activate body cameras at the chaotic scene. Accordingly, I have relieved Steve Conrad of his duties as chief of Louisville Metro Police Department.Gov. Two Louisville officers and two Guard soldiers returned fire, he said. It recorded the sound of bullets being fired as groups of police and Guard soldiers crouched behind cars.