A Louisville Metro Police Department officer who was shot during the 2020 protests is suing the department on issues of race, ethnicity and disability, according to court documents.

According to court records, Desroches claims he was shot alongside Major Aubrey Gregory on Sept. 23, 2020, by Larynzo Johnson "because LMPD officers killed Breonna Taylor." Desroches said he was shot in the abdomen where the bullet traveled through his hip and close to his spine,

Louisville Metro Police Officer Robinson Desroches has filed a lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against after expressing his belief that the department lied to the public about Taylor’s death.

The Louisville Metro Police Department said around 8:30 p.m., Officer Laxman Acharya and Officer Brendan Koerner stopped 19-year-old Jeremiah Thompson during a traffic stop. According to police, Thompson admitted to driving an SUV that was reported stolen two days prior, but when the officers tried to detain him, he allegedly resisted arrest.

Two police officers were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital after being shot on Tuesday night, according to a post on X from the Louisville Metro Police Department.

A Kentucky police officer shot during 2020 protests over Breonna Taylor’s death is suing his department for discrimination

Black Kentucky cop shot during Breonna Taylor protests sues his P.D. for discrimination - Robinson Desroches says officers ‘who discuss race or criticize their experience related to race are vilified