as kentucky attorney general daniel cameron held a press conference to explain why breonna taylor’s killers were not indicted in her death, activists prepared themselves for ongoing protests. a witness observed a u-haul truck loaded with protective gear unloading the supplies to prepare the protestors for police backlash come nightfall.  the u-haul truck was spotted on wednesday at 2 pm. this happened after the grand jury did not charge the police officers in the death of the young female first responder. cops had botched a raid on her apartment and shot her while she was sleeping in bed.  taylor was killed on march 13, two months before george floyd died on may 25. police battered down her apartment door in the middle of the night without knocking. while they did have a search warrant, the police shocked sleeping taylor and her boyfriend.  the so-called “riot gear” that the protestors removed from the u-haul truck included “shields” that were made of canvas and other materials to enable them to stand together and raise awareness around police brutality.  the group of black lives matter activists pulled hand-painted signs and banners from the moving truck, which included slogans like “abolish the police” and “abolition now!”  one woman was caught on camera shouting, “shields, we got shields!”  another woman, who appeared to be helping organize the supply drop-off, distributed masks for protestors to remain safe during the pandemic. they also handed out free goggles and water bottles to the people who have hit the streets for months to protest the way taylor was killed in her bed.  the supplies that were distributed were designed for use in the peaceful protests that happened in the wake of the grand jury decision not to charge the police officers with taylor’s death. while protests were peaceful throughout the day, violence occurred at night.  “they’re organized, and there’s funding behind this as well. we know that there was that one u-haul, i wonder if there were others out there as well,” remarked fox news contributor deneen borelli on-air.  some people accused trump and republicans of empowering the protestors just so they could get beaten by police later.  “does anyone else think that the trump campaign or republicans could be behind this u-haul van handing out shields and ‘abolish the police’ signs in louisville?” one person said, floating the conspiracy theory on twitter. “it would just be so easy for trump and the gop to sell their stupid narrative, wouldn’t it?”  although media organizations contacted u-haul for comment, a spokesperson was not able to provide one or share the rental history of that particular vehicle with the public.  while the protests were peaceful all day, at nightfall, things changed. a group of heavily-armed police officers – resembling an army preparing for war – closed in on a group of protestors and fired shots. the police were trying to disperse the crowd before the 9 pm curfew went into effect.  rounds were fired after police bombarded the peaceful protesters with “flash-bang” rounds and chemical bombs. two officers were shot. friendly-fire was not ruled out as the cause.  every time you share an awm story, you help build a home for a disabled veteran.
video shows a truck unloading riot gear for all the protestors