Police get the wrong address and murder a 61 year old man

[CTS]

"Oops wrong house...again." I admire our police officers greatly generally speaking, but stuff like this makes me want to rage. They come smashing in, resident thinks he's being robbed, fires a shotgun and is subsequently killed by officers.

I don't necessarily blame the officers (assuming it wasn't their fault I feel pretty badly for them), I blame whoever is responsible for storming the wrong house. They need to be behind bars.

Man Dies in Police Raid on Wrong House - ABC News

A 61-year-old man was shot to death by

police while his wife was handcuffed in another room during a drug

raid on the wrong house.

Police admitted their mistake, saying faulty information from a drug informant contributed to the death of John Adams Wednesday night. They intended to raid the home next door.

The two officers, 25-year-old Kyle Shedran and 24-year-old Greg Day, were placed on administrative leave with pay.

 

[Miles42]

It takes a lot to really **** me off at 70 years of age but this tops the list. There is no words that can justify or in any way compensate for the loss of this man. The officers murdered an innocent man. The blame is in a system that has way too many faults. How horrible for the family of the man.

 

[darrin5]

DAMN!!

Now assoma and his libtard leftist will say "see if we had taken his gun he would still be alive" mark my word it's coming!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tim1911]

Did anyone notice the date on that story?

 

[CTS]

Did anyone notice the date on that story?

I searched, it hadn't been posted before and it's something of interest to the individuals on this forum. Please feel free to continue your valuable contribution to the thread.

 

[24Carat]

Did anyone notice the date on that story?

There is a mention at the top about the 9 year old girl that gave birth that is the same story in the MSM today.....why?

 

[gunner69]

Did anyone notice the date on that story?

I searched, it hadn't been posted before and it's something of interest to the individuals on this forum. Please feel free to continue your valuable contribution to the thread.

I think he had a genuine question and wasn't trying to say your post is old news. I was actually wondering the same thing since there's no date I could find anywhere on the article

 

[CTS]

I think he had a genuine question and wasn't trying to say your post is old news. I was actually wondering the same thing since there's no date I could find anywhere on the article

Ahh..well my bad. Googling indicates it's from around September of 2012.

 

[2ndAmendmentdefender]

I am no legal expert, but it would seem to be a violation of 4th amendment (unreasonable search and seizure) to kick a door in based on an informants word... most drug informants are druggies also..... this kind of situation seems to happen alot. There should be more t of a reason to kick someones door in than just a a druggie's word.

How would you react if someone kicked your door in while you are sleeping!

 

[ryang]

The article is dated Jan 7 of 2006 (on my phone so date and author are on the top). None the less, this is still a horrible mista

 

[.452browning]

I don't see any date on the article itself. Whatever the date, it's a horrible situation.

 

[MTubbs1]

I am no legal expert, but it would seem to be a violation of 4th amendment (unreasonable search and seizure) to kick a door in based on an informants word... most drug informants are druggies also..... this kind of situation seems to happen alot. There should be more t of a reason to kick someones door in than just a a druggie's word.

How would you react if someone kicked your door in while you are sleeping!

Call 911 and hope they get the bad guy with a badge.....i mean gun...errrrr both

 

[danielson]

Thats right, the cops kicked in the door because they knew there was an old man in the area that needed to be dispatched...

Im sorry to hear it happened, even if it was awhile back.

 

[Tim1911]

I also saw the January of 2006 date. Touchy, touchy there CTS. It is a horrible shame that things like this happen. Puts me in mind of the little girl killed in Detroit by the SWAT team there. I certainly doubt that in this case any type of surveillance really took place. I also hate that the NAACP is involved. Certainly this was just a horrible mistake and not racially motivated.

 

[jlgray]

little info on some of the out come of this

Newsbrief: Tennessee Town Pays for Drug Raid Killing

 

[Racechase1]

At least it wasn't Indy. Here they wait until your naked in your own bedroom before they murder you.

http://www.google.com/#q=indianapol..._pw.r_qf.&fp=8b3ccabeaf5ce617&biw=911&bih=403

This doesn't quite do what I want, scroll down link page to 950,000 settlement. That's the article.

 

[drillsgt]

little info on some of the out come of this

Newsbrief: Tennessee Town Pays for Drug Raid Killing

Nice follow-up, it's all good the city insurance paid out This stuff will continue to happen because there is no motivation for due diligence on the part of the police. If something goes wrong the insurance pays for it, if they shoot someone as in this case it's always going to be a "good" shoot based on the belief by the police they are drug suspects and then being shot at etc. This article said the commander was fired and charged but later acquited but didn't say if he was working again, this is a start but its unusual that this happens. I don't know of any officer that wants to kill an innocent 70 year old man but it seems entirely preventable with the most rudimentary investigation prior to the raid.

 

[phylodog]

At least it wasn't Indy. Here they wait until your naked in your own bedroom before they murder you.

http://www.google.com/#q=indianapol..._pw.r_qf.&fp=8b3ccabeaf5ce617&biw=911&bih=403

This doesn't quite do what I want, scroll down link page to 950,000 settlement. That's the article.

Give me a ****ing break. Do you know any of the details of that case? Lots of ****ed up things went on there that weren't created by the Sheriff's department.

Never seems to be a shortage of short sighted children on this forum completely incapable of objective thought.

 

[boozoo]

So back to the TN case.... I'm obviously no law officer, but if an informant gave them an address, wouldn't they want to at least do a little surveillance on a place before they commit a team to go in balls-to-the-wall ?

 

[KW730]

Now assoma and his libtard leftist will say "see if we had taken his gun he would still be alive" mark my word it's coming!!!!!!!!!!!

No, it isn't. This happened six years ago.