Former Marine killed by SWAT was acting in defense, family says

kgun9.com ^ | May 11, 2011 | Joel Waldman

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Jose Guerena, 26, was killed when a SWAT team came to his house to serve a search warrant


Guerena's wife, Vanessa, said the SWAT team did not identify themselves


Thinking it was a home invasion, Guerena got his rifle

Now, Pima County Sheriff's officials are refuting original claims that Guerena fired at the SWAT members. In fact, they confirmed his safety was still on when his gun was recovered. Also, officials said that reports that some SWAT officers' shields were riddled with bullets are also untrue.

SWAT gunned Jose down with 71 rounds fired in just about seven seconds; officials said they did not expect Vanessa to be home with their four-year-old son, Joel, who ended up witnessing his dad's death. Now he has questions about what happened, like so many others.

"The only thing he asked me, 'Mom, my dad a bad guy? They killed my dad! Police killed my dad? Why? What did my dad do?'" explained Guerena.

Jose's relatives want his children to know he did his best to be a great husband, dad and patriot.

[Persevero]

Oh.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Is anyone protesting outside the sheriff’s office? At City Hall? Is anyone demanding immediate action — resignation, investigation, grand jury, anything?
Is there a righteously angry assembly of citizens anywhere in this country? Because this is not going to be on the ballot, ever.