Georgia police go to wrong house -- and shoot owner...

[MickeyW]

Henry County police shot a 63-year-old man Wednesday after going to the wrong house, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday.

Officers went to a Stockbridge residence in the 600 block of Swan Lake Road about 1:30 a.m. after a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots and a woman yelling for help, GBI spokesman Scott Dutton said.

Police go to wrong house and shoot owner | www.ajc.com

 

[reinoe]

This wasn't an accident.

 

[Beaudreaux]

Different source that has video: Officers respond to wrong house; shoot homeowner in neck - CBS46 News

 

[Beaudreaux]

Henry County police shot a 63-year-old man Wednesday after going to the wrong house, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday.

Officers went to a Stockbridge residence in the 600 block of Swan Lake Road about 1:30 a.m. after a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots and a woman yelling for help, GBI spokesman Scott Dutton said.

Police go to wrong house and shoot owner | www.ajc.com

The man, a US Air Force veteran, has died of the wounds he received by being shot in the neck by police: Relative: Stockbridge man shot by police has died | www.myajc.com

 

[Skeptic Bob]

Sounds like gross negligence.

 

[justabubba]

Sounds like gross negligence.

absolutely

he should have chosen to live at a different address

 

[TurtleDude]

The man, a US Air Force veteran, has died of the wounds he received by being shot in the neck by police: Relative: Stockbridge man shot by police has died | www.myajc.com

5.7 million would be about the right verdict against the cops in a basic tort case. that's in addition to the criminal charges and the 42 USC 1983 civil rights case against the cops as well