Four police SWAT officers shot during drug raid in San Antonio

I must confess that I am rather pleased by this news. It's about time one of these goon squads got a taste of their own violent medicine. Maybe they will eventually figure that using SWAT teams to chase after drugs is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Violence begets violence

FOUR San Antonio police SWAT officers were shot today during a drug raid.

The officers were met by a hail of assault rifle fire when they attempted to enter a Southeast Side residence around 2.30pm local time, the San Antonio Express-News said.

They returned fire but did not hit any of the people inside - among them a woman and a small child.

The target of the raid eventually surrendered and now faces multiple counts of aggravated assault as well as attempted capital murder.

One of the wounded officers was initially listed in critical condition and underwent surgery late in the day, said Brooke Army Medical Centre spokesman Dewey Mitchell.

Another officer was listed in serious but stable condition, while the other two sustained lesser injuries and were taken to University Hospital.

It was not immediately clear if any narcotics were recovered at the scene, police said.

Original report here




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