[CedarDave]

Spokeswoman Gonzales not say how many of those officers fired their weapons, give their names or say how long they had been with the department.

[shotgun]

Sounds like both the LEO’s and the homeowners got training from the Houston PD

[Allegra]

Gonzales said the call police were initially to be responding to was for a “verbal argument” and nobody was injured or detained in that incident. She did not say how the address mix-up occurred.

An innocent man was murdered because a verbal argument was taking place in the area??

[LeoTDB69]

This happens all too often. There needs to be harsh penalties for this stuff. Taking an innocent life because you did not confirm the address is unforgivable.

[joma89]

Oh yeah, back the blue...sure we should.

[LegendHasIt]

I’m kind of surprised that the story is (apparently) balanced, I’m surprised that they didn’t kill them both and then pile up all the weapons and ammo, knives, baseball bats etc. on the property and invite the media in to take photos and write a sensationalistic article on how they thwarted a terrorist act.

[cyclotic]

Something similar happened in maryland a while back except the innocent homeowner shot and wounded two cops. He was released immediately.

[taxcontrol]

He added, “There is nothing I can say that will make this better.”

Simply wrong. What you could have said was "The officers involved have been charged and are awaiting trial". That would have made it better.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Never go to the door with a gun showing. Hold it behind your back if need be.

[larrytown]

He added, “There is nothing I can say that will make this better.”

There's an understatement.

[muir_redwoods]

Those cops should face exactly the same charges I would. They were behaving negligently by going to the wrong house. Getting it right is their obligation.

[DeFault User]

If the cops are planning to go into your home, they should first park a marked cruiser out front, with lights flashing and siren on.

Let folks know it really is the police.
One night around midnight, I heard repeated rings of the doorbell and then someone pounding on the door. After fumbling with the phone for awhile, I could not see anyone on the Ring camera.

I’m not going to the door in that scenario without being armed so I got a .38 revolver from the closet and peered through the glass. Still saw nothing. Well, maybe someone is in trouble and needs help was one thought as I opened the door. About 20 ft. to the left stood a policeman who had a flashlight trained on himself so I could see him. He identified himself and asked what I had in my right hand (behind my back). I nervously explained that I heard a commotion and did not know was going on. He asked again. “I have a gun in my hand.”

“You better put it down.” I went back in the house and put the pistol on the coffee table and came back to the door with both hands visible so he could see I was not armed.

“Are there any women in the house—girlfriend, wife?” “No, just me and my son.” He explained that they had reports of screams coming from the house.

Finally, he must have convinced himself that this was the wrong house and left. Relieved, I thought this was a good reason for the axiom that you don’t point a gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot. If I had come to the door with the gun pointed in front of me, I would likely be dead.

[Gigantor]

The Police were just doing their jobs; following standard procedure. There is no record of a policeman violating any citizen’s rights.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Your heroes in Blue.

Please clap.

[Bonemaker]

"...and that I am just heartbroken by the circumstances..."

[Secret Agent Man]

I just referenced this kind of f up in the recent posts where the fbi terrorized a guy in the wrong hotel room.

[Tired of Taxes]

This case sounds similar to the 2020 shooting death of Ryan Whitaker in Phoenix. Someone called to report a domestic disturbance in an apartment. Turns out, there was no domestic violence. The man and woman were only playing videogames. But, when the police knocked, the man answered the door while holding a handgun. When he saw they were cops, he immediately started to put the gun down, but the police shot him, anyway. (The video is on YouTube.)

Both cases are sad. These shootings should’ve never happened.

But, why don’t people just look through the peephole to see who’s on the other side of the door? Swinging the door open with a gun in your hand doesn’t seem like a good idea.

[Palio di Siena]

Better call Saul

[oldbrowser]

Is there such a thing as negligent homicide?
How about a restaurant negligently poisoning a customer?
How about a bus driver negligently killing someone in a traffic accident ?
Is shoot first now the policy?

[linMcHlp]

Former Bernalillo County Sheriff, Darren White, is a volunteer working to detect mines in Ukraine:

https://twitter.com/darrenPwhite