Suspect in police shooting says he feared for life

Boston.com ^ | February 4, 2012 | AP

[Altariel]

A man accused of fatally shooting a police officer and wounding five others during an Ogden drug raid last month says he feared for his life because he thought people were breaking into his home to rob and kill him.

Matthew Stewart told The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/zMxrig ) that he never heard the drug strike force members identify themselves or announce they were at his home to serve a search warrant the night of Jan. 4.

Stewart, in an interview Friday at the Weber County Jail, said he was asleep when he heard his alarm clock and then a noise that sounded like glass breaking. A shootout between the suspect and officers followed a short time later.

"Some parts I remember vividly. Other parts it was like I was running on instinct," he said. "When you're convinced that you are getting robbed and most likely killed by a group of armed men, your instincts kick in."

[fr_freak]

Anyways, I wasn't at this latest shooting, and don't know the details, but I do know that a homeowner in the mid-90s was allowed to use deadly physical force against the police SWAT team fearing for his life.

The 1990s seem like a long time ago. I don't know that we are even the same country now as we were then.

[Altariel]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2876494/posts

[Chode]

same thing with David Koresh...