Yes, but these people appear to be completely innocent "nobodies", not connected to the drug trade. I still can't see why he'd want to kill them and plant drugs to make it look good. Why did he think the Tuttles were worth killing and framing? They were just quiet middle-aged people. I could see it if they were wealthy and had a lot of stuff to steal (money, drugs, jewelry, etc). They appear to have been normal people living modestly.
“Why did he think the Tuttles were worth killing and framing?”
Because he was banging the “informant” who had a beef with them. And he’d gotten away with it for decades.
That’s why.
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He probably wasn't planning to kill them. He just didn't expect his no-knock home invasion to be resisted by an armed citizen. His plan was more likely just to plant evidence on them, seize their property, and move on with his corrupt career.
In reality he was just doing what typical home invading criminals do. But he was using the police department and the drug forfeiture laws as a cover. That's why there are new charges related to the stealing of funds from the money seized in the drug "investigations" of these corrupt cops.
The Tuttles were surprised as there was no reason for a dynamic raid and thought it was a home invasion and shot back. They apparently didn’t hear the “police!” or just reacted.