Man Impersonating DEA Agent Shot And Killed During PA Home Invasion
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 3 months ago
Dean Weingarten at TTAG:
From post-gazzette.com, 18 July:
Her mother came downstairs and was confronted by a tall man wearing something white on his head, according to the complaint. The man pointed a gun at the mother and told her to lay face down on the stairs.
The two men then tried to drag Ms. Hicks out of the house, she said, at which point her brother, who lives in the adjoining half of the duplex, came to the front door.
The unidentified man shot her brother, Anthony Farley, in the neck.
Mr. Farley returned fire, striking the man, according to the complaint.
While Hicks’s was wounded, he will recover. One of his assailants ended up dead, on the porch. The second attacker escaped.
This incident illustrates a growing problem of criminals impersonating law enforcement officers to gain an advantage over their victims. It was less of a problem when most police officers were uniformed, used official vehicles and fewer “no-knock” raids were made.
Gosh, if only someone had pointed out the problem of home invaders posing as cops before the cops would begin to choose other options. And maybe not. And maybe anyone who conducts a home invasion – anyone – is a criminal.
On July 26, 2018 at 1:47 pm, Ed said:
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/67345/cops-go-to-wrong-home-execute-innocent-man-with-bullet-to-back-of-his-headno.html