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Protesters seen grabbing shields from U-Haul after Breonna Taylor decision

Organized protesters were seen grabbing protective gear and pre-prepared signs from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after the announcement that local cops were not being charged in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

“‘Shields, we got shields!” a woman’s voice shouted as dozens of people rushed over to a rental van parked downtown in the now-viral footage seen more than 4.6 million times Thursday.

A woman was filmed unloading supplies from the back of the U-Haul as others took out shields as well as numerous pre-prepared giant signs, some reading “Abolish the police” and “Abolition now,” the clips show.

Others had anarchy signs, as well as a three-arrow symbol that has been linked to Antifa.

An apparent onlooker was heard saying that it was clear they “came here with a strategy,” while videographer Shelby Talcott from the right-wing site the Daily Caller said the van was parked “waiting for the crowd.

“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,” Fox News contributor Deneen Borelli asked on-air, according to the Daily Mail.

An apparent local organizer named by online sleuths allegedly claimed it was her “First Amendment right” — and said she just dropped off supplies and “didn’t even protest.” She did not immediately respond to messages from The Post Thursday.

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A crowd of demonstrators unloaded shields from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case was announced yesterday.
A crowd of demonstrators unload shields from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case was announced yesterday.Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
A crowd of demonstrators unloaded shields from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case was announced yesterday.
Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
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A crowd of demonstrators unloaded shields from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case was announced yesterday.
Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
A crowd of demonstrators unloaded shields from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case was announced yesterday.
Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
A crowd of demonstrators unloaded shields from a U-Haul in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case was announced yesterday.
Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
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The supplies were unloaded soon after it was announced that none of the cops would be charged with the shooting death of local black EMT Taylor, 26.

Louisville had already declared a state of emergency, and the announcement sparked violent protests that saw two cops shot and at least 127 arrests, the Courier-Journal said.