Here’s the problem w most of the SWAT raids gone bad:
The SWAT Teams are so anxious to get out and play, that they don’t bother to double check their facts just prior to execution.
1-Have we verified the address?
2-When was the last check on occupancy?
3-Do we know the subject is present?
4-What are the risks SWAT is presenting to innocents?
I had read earlier that this raid was the result of information from a “confidential informant”. I want to know what he was offered in return for his info.
Did they check out any of his info? This happened in my area a few years ago. CI wants to get out of trouble. In this case the cop in charge had a grudge against the target, so he bought into it, saw an opportunity. Swat team kills the kid, his parents and brother get 3 million dollars, the cops get investigated, and are barred from having any SWAT type units.
Not saying these cops knew the target, probably not. But I want more info about why the warrant was issued apparently not on the basis of their investigation, but on the word of an informant who may have had ulterior motives.