Detective Kills Elderly Man In Gun Fight (War on Drugs)

[The Straight Story]

Detective Kills Elderly Man In Gun Fight

POSTED: 3:06 pm EST January 28, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An elderly man was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with undercover narcotics detectives during a neighborhood drug sweep, authorities said.

Police declined to released the name of the dead man Sunday. Neighbors described him as an elderly man who may have mistaken the officers for drug dealers.

"He didn't do nothing wrong, but they shot him," neighbor Vanessa Johnson said. "He was just trying to protect his yard, and now he's dead."

The undercover detectives were posing as drug dealers in a reverse sting operation when the man confronted them with a gun, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Chief of Investigations Dwain Senterfitt said. It is unclear who fired first. The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

http://www.local6.com/news/10865084/detail.html


In other news, Edwards has a huge house!

[murielm99]

1. Wasn't it around Thanksgiving,

that there was an elderly lady who died in a gunfight with cops? She wounded a few before they killed her.

This makes me sick. I can just imagine my own father confronting someone in his yard. There is no excuse.

[boobooday]

2. Another sacrifice of human life

To keep America safe from people who get high.

[AX10]

3. There is no excuse for this criminal action by thr state.

:argh:

[Wiley50]

4. Well, At Least They Didn't Kill Another Young Kid Like They Usually Do

Sarcasm off

Do You think any of our announced candidates have the guts to end this Fucking WAR ON DRUGS.

I mean, WAR ON POOR PEOPLE

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Was this a case of

walking in your yard while black? Just wondering if the shooting wasn't racially motivated.