While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iraq, the Philippines and west Africa defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” plainclothes Atlanta, georgia statute enforcement officers (acting under-color-of-law) fire a barrage of 39 bullets into the home of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston, after she fired a single shot at who she believed to be a “hot burglar” (a burglar that enters when residents are known to be home).  The SEOs, who were serving a no-knock warrant (legal home invasion) for illicit drugs hit Johnston five times killing her.  Finding no drugs in the home, the SEOs place marijuana in the house to justify the killing.
       [added 3/3/2024] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

11/26/2006                   5/6/2007                   6/30/2007                   1/15/2009

References:

Conviction nixed in deadly botched Ga. drug raid.docx
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2015634311_apelderlyshootOut.html

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$36,167,124,467,492

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