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Title: Woman, 92, in Shootout With Police
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AP
URL Source: http://www.amatechtel.com/news/wed/az/Aelderly-shootout.R6xF_GNL.asp
Published: Nov 22, 2006
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2006-11-22 01:39:11 by innieway
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Views: 478
Comments: 35
ATLANTA (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."
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#6. To: innieway (#0)
One was hit in the arm, another in a thigh and the third in a shoulder That means there was a high likelihood she hit them in the torso as well but the ballistic vests saved the SS bastards. What innocent person in their right mind would NOT shoot when their door gets kicked in??? ANYONE can yell "police" including robbers. She just needed bigger bullets like a 44 mag. A "wing" would have turned into limb removal. LOL. More taxpayer money and more needless deaths and injuries for the fraudulent "warondrugs."
#8. To: IndieTX (#6)
Yeah, they were there for her own good. After all, she might of had a bag of killer cannabis she was smoking that could have kept her from growing old safe warm and happy in her own home. /sarcasm I hope she has grandsons that hunt down these dogs and pumpkin heads each and every one of these fascist bastards.
you're right. the article says they were in plain clothes, not in uniforms. I'm sure they took the time to wear armor under clothes, but they did not take the time to wear proper uniforms. and as a result they're alive, but she's dead. who knows what kind of manner these men carried with them when they knocked on door and talked to her. police today like to shout and threaten people. they are usually not polite.
It's also interesting that they are adamant that they were at the correct address, yet there is no mention of any drugs being found. There'll probably be another "Police investigate self, find no wrongdoing" type of response to this.
The lesson to be learned here boys and girls is ALWAYS go for the head shot...
The shooting comes at a time when there is already concern over use of force by police in the area. Earlier in the day, the district attorney in neighboring DeKalb County, where 12 people have been killed by police so far this year, said her office may present evidence to a grand jury that could bring criminal charges. Rev. Markel Hutchins, a civil rights leader, said Johnston's family deserves an apology. "Of the police brutality cases we've had, this is the most egregious because of the woman's age," Hutchins said. Hutchins said he would try to meet with Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington and would also meet with lawyers." http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=83581 This makes me very angry. I am working as a telephone order taker for Harry and David this year after a long five year absence from this holiday job. One of the absolutely hardest and heart breaking parts of the job is when a lonely old woman or man calls to place an order with a gift list of youngsters too busy for them anymore. Harry and David is an icon of a vanished Americana to them as it is a company started by two brothers who took their boxes of Royal Riviera Pears door to door around the country to sell them in the early 20th Century and it grew into a company offering products of exceptional quality with products of taste smell and sight that reminds them of a time when family was more substantial then a few echoy cell phone calls a year from ghosts of times past. You know these people instantly, they can't hide their lonliness when they call and ask me, "I talked to Janice last year, is she there this year?" I will look up at the room of hundreds of "associates" (I hate that word) siting in front of computers with flickering screens filled with Windows applets from the company Intranet and say, "I'm sorry, I don't see her here today." You know that if she or he knew Harry and David was now a jewel on a Japanese corporation's crown that owns many companies they would find it hard to bear. I spend as much time as they want to talk as I know this is an annual ritual and they are sitting in a quiet home with many old pictures as the memories of sights, smells, taste and touch warm their hearts as they dream of finding a door back into the summers of their years past when America meant something quite different then it does now drifts through their mind's eye. You don't fuck with grandma's annual rituals, you just don't. It's the law when I have her on the phone. I used to get into trouble when the monitors caught me prompting her (many hers and hims) to look in her catalog for that coupon for a box of free truffles they can get if they happen to see it. I was told, "you always make people very satisfied and happy, but......" You see, the corporation wanted them to find it and only those who did to get the truffles when this was a sales gambit. Now I not only will sit wondering how many of those people whom I took orders from at those addresses in that one zip code that got rubbed out in New York a the World Trade Center are dead or who know people who are; I will wonder if I ever talked to Kathryn Johnston and sold her any baskets, towers, or pears. This pisses me off. I wish she had killed each and every one of these bastards before they got to her. It would have served them right. A basket for you grandma Kathryn; (Why they pick us as a candle of rememberance of a past America: "The Strongest Guarantee in the Business You and those who receive your gifts must be delighted, or we'll make it right with either an appropriate replacement or a full refund - whichever you prefer. ...We never leave quality to chance. From the crunch of our apples to the curl of our ribbons - if something doesn't meet our rigorous (some say fanatical) standards, you won't see it in the gifts we offer. We pick, sort, wrap and pack every gift individually, by hand - just like you'd do it yourself. We also grow our own fruit, make our own cakes, cookies and chocolates, design our own gift wraps. This extraordinary attention to detail lets you rest assured that every gift you order is the perfect reflection of your thoughtfulness and good taste....") H&D is a Disney ride into a dead past they remember. harryanddavid. com ...end of rant of a big torment about this seasonal job.
You are correct, one was hit center mass, another bullet grazed a pig's face" Atlanta, Georgia- Three Atlanta narcotics officers were wounded in a Tuesday evening shootout with a 92-year-old woman in northwest Atlanta. She was shot and killed. This was supposed to be the routine serving of a search warrant, but things went very wrong, very fast. Once the gunfire ended, three APD narcotics officers had been shot: one with a graze-wound to the face, and another hit dead-on, center of mass in the bulletproof vest. They were all transported to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 92-year-old woman — Catherine Johnson — lived in the home where the officers tried to execute the warrant. She was killed in the gun battle. “The female victim shot and wounded all three of them (the officers),” said deputy police chief Allen Dreher. “The investigation is going to be ongoing — I'd say it would be all wrapped up in a period of time, but as we have it, she opened fire on the officers. The officers returned fire, struck and killed her.” Johnston's relatives arrived at the scene of the shootout, distraught and upset. The warrant was served at Johnson's home at 933 Neal Street. The victim's family says they are convinced the police made a mistake and went to the wrong house. “They done the wrong house,” said Johnson's niece, Sarah Dozier. “And they killed her! This lady lived to be 92. She lived to be 92 and in good health. They went in there and she was scared to death.” According to family members, Johnson lived alone. Dozier says that Johnson did have a firearm. She says she took her aunt to get a permit for that firearm, for her own protection. Community activist Markel Hutchins has said that he will be in contact with the family to provide support, and to talk to officials to try to find out why this happened. http://www.tampabays10.com/news/national/article.aspx? storyid=44187
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What innocent person in their right mind would NOT shoot when their door gets kicked in??? ANYONE can yell "police" including robbers. She just needed bigger bullets like a 44 mag. A "wing" would have turned into limb removal. LOL.
#12. To: IndieTX, christine, Neil McIver, BTP Holdings, lodwick, all (#6)
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"...The street in front of the small, single-story house remained blocked by police early Wednesday.
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