Woman, 92, dies in shootout with police!!?
 

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) --
A 92-year-old woman was shot to death Tuesday after she fired at three narcotics officers trying to serve a warrant at her house, officials said.

Neighbors and relatives said it must have been a case of mistaken identity. Police said they had the right address.

Police said the woman, identified as Kathryn Johnson, was the only person home at the time, and had lived there for about 17 years.

As the plainclothes Atlanta police officers approached the house about 7 p.m., a woman inside started shooting, striking each of them, said Officer Joe Cobb, a police spokesman.

Assistant Chief Alan Dreher said the officers had a legal warrant and "knocked and announced" before they forced open the door. He said they were justified in returning fire when they were fired upon.

One was hit in the arm, another in a thigh and the third in a shoulder. The officers were taken to a hospital for treatment, and all three were conscious and alert, police said.

Sarah Dozier, identified as a niece of the woman, told WAGA-TV that there were never any drugs at the house.

"My aunt was in good health. I'm sure she panicked when they kicked that door down," Dozier said. "There was no reason they had to go in there and shoot her down like a dog."

thats some crazy shoot'n for a 92 year old!! :pimp

wait, she started shooting as they approached ~AND~ they "knocked and announced" before they forced open the door? i smell BS

Thank you very much Walter Cronkite.

Would you expect a woman at that age would end up on such gruesome death?

Fucking dogs.. Police suck.

That's gangsta shit

Well i think this is yet another case of idiot Americans and their guns and home protection gone wrong as often happens but i cant blame the trigger happy police this time.

"There was no reason they had to go in there and shoot her down like a dog."

They fucking got shot all 3. What were they supposed to do? Ask her to stop shooting?

I believe it.

Its part of being old and easily confused and living in a country where you are told that you need guns to protect your home from the evil. The fact that its more likely to go wrong with that many guns in that many houses then actually using it to protect yourself is another story.

I posted this in my 4000th post, thats a gangsta bitch!

Nah man, you missed the point, it said she started shooting before the cops got to the house AND the cops knocked and announced themselves before they kicked in the door? while she's shooting and cops are getting popped they knock and announce themselves?

The writer is getting the story from the cops cuz grandma's dead. I don't think the cop thought "the story" out too good.

I feel so sorry for that old woman.. :(

Let's give her a minute of non posting.

thats some gangsta for you right there

Source ?

Live by the sword , die by the sword....granny went down as a true 1 %'er..protecting whats hers. IF I were a 92 year old black woman home alone..I would be scared of the police too.

We live in a crazy world!

At least she was a good shot

it is so sad...

Though it's kinda sad I can't stop laughing because it reminds me of the old lady in "South Central L.A.":1orglaugh .That was some funny ass movie.

The bitch went crazy with a gun. Fuck her... :2 cents:

My brother is a cop.

If some dumb bitch started shooting at him, i think i'd want him to shoot back at least.

He has 2 kids, wife and a family, what the fuck do you expect the police to do in these situations ??

Here, go buy yourself a clue... :2 cents:

lol, they said they had the right adrress, which if true means that they knew there was a granny inside the house and they still kicked the door in???????????

in fact in many countries the police can not enter people's homes before and after certain hours unless a crime is being commited inside the house

if you live in a violent country and your door is kicked in at 7pm you start shooting, and that's exactly what she did, and her being 92 even if they IDed themselves she probably didn't hear them

that's so crazy.. you gotta give it to her though

R

I don't know about this "violent country" shit but it does sound like she lived in a bad neighborhood and being so old and everything she probably didn't hear the cops announce themselves.

So, yeah you have a good point.

Almost feel sorry for that crazy old bitch.

Not good enough.

Atleast she went down with guns a blazing

thats a crazy story

Well, seems like you know all the facts so no need for an investigation to prove they were "just doing their job". We should all take your word for it and let the judge rule on your informed testimony alone.


PS: I don't know why police with a search warrant would show up in plain clothes to serve it. That's some cool TV shit that results in begging to get shot at after kicking in someone's door.