Drug bust gone wrong, 92 yr old woman killed

[Mr. Authority]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/21/D8LHSRR01.html

A 92-year-old woman was shot to death Tuesday after she fired at three narcotics officers trying to serve a warrant at her house, officials said.

Neighbors and relatives said it must have been a case of mistaken identity. Police said they had the right address.

Police said the woman, whose name was not released, was the only person home at the time, and had lived there for about 17 years.

As the plainclothes Atlanta police officers approached the house about 7 p.m., a woman inside started shooting, striking each of them, said Officer Joe Cobb, a police spokesman. One was hit in the arm, another in a thigh and the third in a shoulder.

On edit from local news.

http://www.wxia.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=8799...

This was supposed to be the routine serving of a search warrant, but things went very wrong, very fast. Once the gunfire ended, three APD narcotics officers had been shot: one with a graze-wound to the face, and another hit dead-on, center of mass in the bulletproof vest. They were all transported to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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“The female victim shot and wounded all three of them (the officers),” said deputy police chief Allen Dreher. “The investigation is going to be ongoing -- I’d say it would be all wrapped up in a period of time, but as we have it, she opened fire on the officers. The officers returned fire, struck and killed her.”

Johnston’s relatives arrived at the scene of the shootout, distraught and upset. The warrant was served at Johnson’s home at 933 Neal Street. The victim’s family says they are convinced the police made a mistake and went to the wrong house.

“They done the wrong house,” said Johnson’s niece, Sarah Dozier. “And they killed her! This lady lived to be 92. She lived to be 92 and in good health. They went in there and she was scared to death.”

According to family members, Johnson lived alone. Dozier says that Johnson did have a firearm. She says she took her aunt to get a permit for that firearm, for her own protection.

Another casuality of the "War on Drugs"

[Grimmlok]

Wtf ever, she blasted 3 cops.. of course they'd shoot back. They announce who they are before busting the door in anyway.

Her own fault, next time don't let granny have a gun.

[Mr. Authority]

True, but still, there have been alot of false drug busts going on in the country. You'd think the police would dedicate more of that effort into getting all the gangs and robberies under control instead.

I dunno I just don't like the "War on Drugs" concept, when it pertains to marijuana

[AliceInWonderland]

thats fucked up; she was protecting herself obviously; someone who lives to be 92 must have been doing something right and these assholes come around and fuck up an innocent citizen. i hate cops.

[AliceInWonderland]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/28/atl...ing/index.html

Story Highlights
• Police chief says federal authorities will probe raid that led to woman's death
• Informant denies buying drugs at slain woman's home on the day of police raid
• The narcotics team involved has been placed on paid leave
• The chief promises to make "every document, every witness" available

the cops = morons.

[twitchy]

Map of botched police raids. Scary stuff.

http://cato.org/raidmap/