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11-22-2006, 08:33 AM
ATLANTA ? 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, whose name was not released, 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. 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."
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, whose name was not released, 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. 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."