Jose Guerena’s Wife Had Relatives Killed in Home Invasion Year Prior to SWAT Raid

Radley Balko digs deeper into the killing of ex-marine Jose Guerena by a Pima County SWAT team. This bit was revealing:
<blockquote>If you’re not actually a criminal and you wake up to the sound of armed men breaking into your home, your first thought isn’t likely to be that you’re being visited by the police. There may also have been something else on Guerena’s mind: Last year, two of Vanessa Guerena’s relatives were murdered by armed intruders. The intruders also shot the couple’s children. What Guerena is alleged to have said — "I’ve got something for you; I’ve gotten something for you guys" — sounds damning if you assume he knew the men in his home were police, but there’s nothing in that sentence indicating Guerena knew he was confronting cops. It also sounds like something a former soldier might shout out to intimidate armed intruders. And let’s not forget, the same team of SWAT officers who reported hearing Guerena say those words also reported seeing a muzzle flash from Guerena’s gun, which we now know couldn’t have happened.</blockquote>
Read the rest of Balko’s report. It’s just horribly sad and infuriating.

http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/05/27/jose-guerenas-wife-had-relatives-killed-in-home-invasion-year-prior-to-swat-raid/