It was heartbreak and fury following the news that none of the three officers involved in Breona Taylor's death were charged with her killing in the United States.

More than six months after Taylor was shot dead after Louisville police officers broke down the door to her apartment while executing a warrant, a grand jury decided to indict only one of the three officers involved on first-degree wanton endangerment charges. 

The charge applies to the risk put on Taylor's neighbors but does not aim to hold the officer responsible for her death.

From Louisville to Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York, masses of people congregated to protest the decision. Police in Portland declared protests outside the justice center there a riot. And in Seattle, 13 people were arrested after a night of fires and protesters throwing glass bottles and fireworks at police, authorities said.

Taylor's case has been a rallying point for protesters nationwide as they've demonstrated against racial injustice and police brutality. 

For months, chants of "Say her name " echoed across the country, along with calls to honor other Black people killed or hurt in police custody, including George Floyd.

"We somehow got our hopes up in this case. We wanted to believe the system would change," Sadiqa Reynolds, president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League, told CNN. Instead, Wednesday's announcement by Attorney General Daniel Cameron, she said, was "devastating."

Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency room technician and aspiring nurse, was described by relatives as a hard-working, goal-oriented young woman who put an emphasis on family. 

(With input from agencies)