Posted on 04/29/2024 6:34:08 PM PDT by Morgana
Video footage showed the dramatic moment a SWAT team rammed its way into a North Carolina house after three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant were killed.
The officers were serving a felon wanted for possessing a firearm Monday at the home, police said.
The officers were first shot at by the wanted suspect as they approached the suburban home in Charlotte. Three officers were killed and five more were hurt. The cops were able to shoot dead the felon in the front yard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said.
A second person then fired on officers from inside the home where a high-powered rifle was found, Jennings said.
A woman and a 17-year-old boy were found in the home after a three-hour standoff that included armored vehicles crashing into the suburban home in a tree-lined neighborhood and tearing off doorways and windows.
The two are being questioned, Jennings said.
'Today is an absolute tragic day for the city of Charlotte and for the profession of law enforcement,' Jennings said, according to WRAL. 'Today we lost some heroes that are out to just simply try to keep our community safe.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Exactly.
Some dirtbag wants a shootout, so the cops do it on main street instead of in a contained envireoment.
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I hope she and others in the area are OK.
I never said I could plan it better. Nope.
I told you bagging a violent suspect regarding weapons charges away from his hideout might be preferable in cases like this. If the suspect is important enough to rate a "Task force" alternatives probably existed.
Once again, hitting the violent armed suspect at home means the suspect will have access to cover, possibly have access to firearms, ammo, etc...Not to mention the concern for any innocents who might be in the home and for all the neighbors in the middle of the neighborhood.
Don't believe me factor, just look how this turned out.
Only two cops were killed in that event.
Here there are 4 dead cops and several more all shot up. This event was considerably worse in regards to the death/injury toll.
A neighborhood with people in every direction is a contained environment? And always should be the concern of hidden innocents in the home where the suspect is, etc.
Read comment #2.
“..., but they could have arrested him outside the home...”
Give it up.
I know it would’ve been a good idea. You know it would’ve been a good idea. But others here just can’t seem to grasp that concept.
Which Marshal's "do this better"? The dead ones? The ones barely clinging to life?
Thanks for bringing what happened back to planet reality.
I’m glad you mentioned them probably knowing the layout. I know police officers would sometimes come to the building department and ask to see plans.
Your summary was excellent. I can sure understand the logic of eliminating as many unknowns as possible before a warrant is served or an arrest made. A big part of that would be limiting the number of persons who could get injured or even killed if the person being arrested or served becomes violent. That is just common sense.
[Generally, cops don’t want to wait until the suspect is out of the house because they lose almost all control. You’re introducing innocent bystanders into the equation. You have much less control over the background if rounds are fired. Would it be great if every suspect walked alone in an empty parking lot and you could just walk up and take him down? Sure, that would be great, but it rarely happens. Suspects go to schools and grocery stores and gas stations and bars and they mix with people who may also be carrying guns. Long story short, in operations like this, cops put themselves at a greater risk in favor of diminishing the risk to other people. That’s the way it should be, IMHO.]
This is just the kind of thing that will happen when they come for our guns. Except it will be a total war zone. Apparently they didn’t know who they were f@cking with and it cost lives.
https://x.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1785072734201868438
Chief Johnny Jennings said around 1:30 p.m., a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force went to serve a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. They were met with gunfire when they approached the person, Jennings said, so the officers returned fire, hitting the suspect.
The suspect died in the front yard of the home on Galway Drive, Jennings said.
Afterward, the officers were shot at from inside the home, triggering a standoff, Jennings said.
https://twitter.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1785146318781915455
It seems from the news that only the police and the perp were hurt, and buildings were damaged near the perp’s residence. Sally lives a few streets away.
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Wasn’t that close, a few streets away.
Interesting story. Was leaning towards fried eggs and bacon, but think I’ll have a western omelet instead.
Good men die sometimes no matter how much you plan. As we say in the army, “the enemy gets a say.” And just because men die doesn’t mean you made a mistake attempting the mission.
This sounds suspicious. Some of law enforcement are acting like thugs. It is very sad that police officers were killed, however, they should question these midnight raids on people’s homes.
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