I'm sure the woman panicked and though she was repelling an attack and I'm sure the officers followed procedure. Of course we don't have all the facts and are working from sketchy news info. I do find it unusual that she, especially at 92, was able to retrieve a gun and engage the officers before they entered and were able to control the situation. If the officers did "break in the door" as alleged, the speed with which that is done usually doesn't give anyone inside a chance to arm themselves and the overwhelming force prevents anyone from getting stupid. That's why dynamic entries are done. Having been present on numerous occasions when such an entry was made, it's so quick and so overwhelming that the bad guys are usually like deer in headlights. Was she sitting there in a chair with a gun in her hand? It's just strange. The fact that they were plain clothed doesn't mean that they were wearing distinctively marked police raid gear. Anyway, it's a sad situation and the political fallout will be very inflammatory I'm sure. And if they make it a race issue, that will jus sicken me even more.

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