Police shoot woman, 1-year-old in northwestern Ohio drug raid

Police shoot woman, 1-year-old in northwestern Ohio drug raid


LIMA, Ohio (AP) -- Officers knew there might be youngsters inside a home where a SWAT officer shot and killed a woman and injured her 1-year-old son during a drug raid, Police Chief Greg Garlock said Saturday.

The raid was conducted Friday night to serve a high-risk search warrant that targeted a man charged with a drug crime who lived at the northwest Ohio home, police said. It concluded a long-term investigation into the sale of illegal drugs out of the home, the chief said.

"Because of the fact there were toys on the outside of the residence they were concerned about the fact there could be children inside and they were taking every precaution when they made entry," Garlock said.

"The decision made tried to take all precautions into account and I would have to say obviously our track record has been very consistent in terms of safety," he said.

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We are really safe and took all precautions, even though we shot a baby. :eyes: Ugh.

Stupidity. safety for whom?
Cops need to be reigned in. They were after one man.
This makes me sick.

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Isaac Asimov

I have watched over the years and it seems that even local police are becoming more and more militarized in their attitudes. While there are excellent officers out there, it seems that many of them are more interested in the power and authority they have with a badge and a gun than they are with the premise of "to serve and protect".