SWAT Honored for raiding wrong house

[ALS]

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan handed out honors to a team of officers involved in a botched raid at an innocent family's home more than seven months ago. The family is upset and their attorney criticizes the awards and questions the timing.

Just days before Christmas, the sound of intruders breaking into their home in North Minneapolis prompted Vang Khang to grab his shotgun to protect his six children. His terrified wife called 911.

Khang fired several shots at the "intruders" who turned out to be members of the Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT team. The officers returned fire. Their protective gear prevented them from being harmed by the bullets.

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[autotech6506]

wow. it doesn't say if they got their house fixed or not. I'm also curious how that guy is still alive? usually once you fire at the swat team you go down instantly due to several gunshot wounds.

[US Militiaman]

I would seriously question the SWAT team's training... someone shot a shotgun at them, they fired a ton of bullets, and noone was hurt?

Don't get me wrong...I am very glad that it turned out that way, since it was the wrong house and all, but the SWAT team didn't know that and they seem to have failed at their job...

[SilentRage]

Just have to ask ,, why the hell was SWAT breaking into his house to
begin with ?

[andrewjs18]

handed out honors for a botched raid? WTF.....

the man had every right protecting his family...

[Damage control]

Boy that just makes my blood boil!

[Asterix909]

Basically, they were given an award for realizing their mistake, and holding fire rather than shooting back.

but they did shoot back:-/

[Dredly]

but they did shoot back:-/

not only did they shoot back but they shot back a LOT! I think I read reports of over 100 rounds were fired

[sluggie24]

Instead of awards they should have been given new training on professional responsibility and ...........dare I say it...........marksmanship.

[MOUNTAINORACLE]

The use no-knock warrants by the police is supposedly for their safety but cops get killed anyway. IMHO it seems that the risks are greater for everyone, police and innocents.
If the cop gets shot by a bad guy, then there might be a problem. When a bad guy gets shot by a cop, that's OK.
When an innocent gets killed by the police on a botched raid, it should be a criminal offense and charges should be filed against the SWAT Team that made the mistake or botched the raid.


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