I suspect that the wounded cops were wounded by friendly fire.
Entirely avoidable had they either arrested the suspect at the courthouse or arrested him after knocking on the door and presenting a constitutionally-valid warrant at the door.
“I suspect that the wounded cops were wounded by friendly fire.”
I suspect you are right. But IMHO it’s moot. When someone sets off a bomb in your house you have every reason to believe you are in danger and shoot in self defense. I know the cops love to use their toys, but it’s stupid tactically to use a flash bang in any situation other than a known armed standoff. The whole idea is to blind, deafen, and disorient the people inside. Great. They can’t see that you are cops or hear you announce that you are cops. Storming a house with innocent family members should be the last resort, not the first.