LOUISVILLE: A Louisville police officer was charged with three counts of “wanton endangerment” on Wednesday in connection with the March shooting of a 26-year-old black woman in the US city.

Judge Annie O’Connell announced the charges brought by a grand jury against Brett Hankison, one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting.

Her death fueled weeks of anti-racism protests in Louisville, Kentucky, and became a nationwide rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement for police reform.

Taylor, an emergency room technician, was shot dead in her apartment when three plainclothes police officers executing a “no knock” search warrant burst in late at night.

Her boyfriend, who was in bed with her, grabbed a gun and exchanged fire with the officers. He later said he thought they were criminals.