On May 5 at around 9:30 a.m., several teams of Pima County, Ariz., police officers from at least four different police agencies armed with SWAT gear and an armored personnel carrier raided at least four homes as part of what at the time was described as an investigation into alleged marijuana trafficking. One of those homes belonged to 26-year-old Jose Guerena and his wife, Vanessa Guerena. The couple's 4-year-old son was also in the house at the time. Their 6-year-old son was at school.*emphasis added by me.
As the SWAT team forced its way into his home, Guerena, a former Marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, armed himself with his AR-15 rifle and told his wife and son to hide in a closet. As the officers entered, Guerena confronted them from the far end of a long, dark hallway. The police opened fire, releasing more than 70 rounds in about 7 seconds, at least 60 of which struck Guerena. He was pronounced dead a little over an hour later.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department initially claimed (PDF) Guerena fired his weapon at the SWAT team. They now acknowledge that not only did he not fire, the safety on his gun was still activated when he was killed. Guerena had no prior criminal record, and the police found nothing illegal in his home.*
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Not Much to add here. This isn't the first time cops go into the wrong home and kill someone, off the top of my head I can recall the 7 year old girl killed in Detroit during a taping of "The First 48". Or the poor old lady who had a heart attack when SWAT kicked in her door in Atlanta. Or non fatally, how about the judge held at gunpoint in his own home? So you can be in your own home laying in bed and have your door kicked in and be shot or held at gunpoint without having done anything wrong, and with no one suffering any penalty? Got love the drug war...
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