Kentucky man charged with shooting police duo at Breonna Taylor protests

A Kentucky man accused of shooting two police officers during demonstrations over the killing of Breonna Taylor has been indicted on 35 charges.

Larynzo D Johnson, 26, is accused of shooting at police officers on 23 September, during protests held after a grand jury process led by the state attorney general, Daniel Cameron, produced no charges involving the shooting of Taylor by police.

Instead, prosecutors announced a single officer had been indicted on charges of wanton endangerment for firing into a home next to Taylor’s.

On 23 September, Louisville officer Robinson Desroches was shot in the abdomen and Major Aubrey Gregory was shot in the hip. Both have recovered.

Johnson was indicted by a Jefferson county grand jury on two counts of first-degree assault and 33 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, news outlets reported.

He was being held on a $1m bond, scheduled for arraignment on 23 November.

A press release from commonwealth’s attorney Thomas B Wine said Johnson endangered protesters while wounding two officers.

Johnson was originally charged with 14 counts of wanton endangerment, “all directed against police officers”, the then interim chief, Robert Schroeder, previously said.

It was unclear whether Johnson had an attorney to comment on his behalf.