Fidel Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 92-year-old woman slain by cops during drug raid She fired first, hitting 3 officers November 23, 2006 BY GREG BLUESTEIN ATLANTA -- Police who shot and killed a 92-year-old woman after she wounded three officers were looking for a man who sold drugs to undercover agents at her home earlier that day, authorities said Wednesday. The agents got a search warrant after buying drugs Tuesday from a man in Kathryn Johnston's home, Assistant Police Chief Alan Dreher said. Johnston's niece Sarah Dozier said her aunt probably had reason to shoot the three plainclothes investigators as they stormed her house. ''My aunt was in good health. I'm sure she panicked when they kicked that door down,'' Dozier said, adding there were no drugs in the house. ''There was no reason they had to go in there and shoot her down like a dog.'' Mistaken identity? Police insisted the officers did everything right, despite suggestions from the woman's neighbors and relatives that it was a case of mistaken identity. Johnston was the only resident in the house at the time and had lived there for about 17 years, Dreher said. The officers ''knocked and announced'' before they forced open the door and were justified in shooting once fired upon, he said. Bullets hit Investigator Gary Smith, 38, in the leg and Investigator Cary Bond, 38, in the arm. Investigator Gregg Junnier, 40, was hit in the leg, the face and his bulletproof vest. They were expected to recover. Paul Howard, Fulton County district attorney, said his office is investigating but that a preliminary review shows the officers had a legal right to search the home. AP Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Yes, we do like our guns in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 The woman was probably black. The cops probably were white. Cops arrive in plainsclothes. Knock door down, old women defends herself, cops judically execute her. Sound familiar? At least the judicial execution is the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted November 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Yes, she was black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 [color:red] "Mistaken identity? Police insisted the officers did everything right, despite suggestions from the woman's neighbors and relatives that it was a case of mistaken identity."[/color] Other reports claim the cops arrived in plain clothes. Officers may have identified themselves but criminals make the same claims. If they did identify themselves, did they look like cops - NO. The cops should have stated the reason for being there. They probably did not. She knew she had not broken the law so she probably assumed these were not real cops but criminals. When they broke down her door, the woman had the right to defend herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 [color:red] "Mistaken identity? Police insisted the officers did everything right, despite suggestions from the woman's neighbors and relatives that it was a case of mistaken identity."[/color] Other reports claim the cops arrived in plain clothes. Officers may have identified themselves but criminals make the same claims. If they did identify themselves, did they look like cops - NO. The cops should have stated the reason for being there. They probably did not. She knew she had not broken the law so she probably assumed these were not real cops but criminals. When they broke down her door, the woman had the right to defend herself. I am sure they had the house under servellence for a while, and knew she was alone there. I suppose it would be too logical ( for hyped up police) to phone her first and ask her to come out. kicking down doors is way more fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 The woman was probably black. The cops probably were white. Cops arrive in plainsclothes. Knock door down, old women defends herself, cops judically execute her. Sound familiar? At least the judicial execution is the same! No idea who was in the right, but if she shot all three cops before they blasted her, I'd hardly call it "judicial execution" or whatever you mean. (Maybe non-judicial execution???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Himmaparn Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 No idea who was in the right, but if she shot all three cops before they blasted her, I'd hardly call it "judicial execution" or whatever you mean. (Maybe non-judicial execution???) How un-PC of you Flash; she was old & black and they were cops. How much more info do you need to make a judgement here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Who shot first? Has anyone seen a photo of the cops yet? Suppose the cops are black. Then is it different? << The officers ''knocked and announced'' before they forced open the door and were justified in shooting once fired upon, he said. >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Who shot first? Has anyone seen a photo of the cops yet? Suppose the cops are black. Then is it different? No, it wouldn't make any difference. It is the policy of using plain clothes police to break into a house that's wrong. The policy won't change and the whole thing will probably happen again sometime soon, maybe this week. Except next time it won't make make international news because it won't be a 92 year old woman who's the victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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