he pointed an assault rifle at officers --- case closed On May 12, 3:57 pm, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > *SWAT Murders Iraq War Vet Jose Guerena* > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MAY 5, 2011 - The original version of the story... > > SWAT Team Fatally Shoots Man In South Tucson > > Associated Press - May 5, 2011 9:04 PM ET > > TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a man fatally > shot by a Pima County Sheriff's Department tactical team while they were > serving a search warrant at a South Tucson home. > > Sheriff's officials say 26-year-old Jose Guerena was pronounced dead at > the scene of Thursday morning's brief shootout. > > They say Guerena's wife and 4-year-old son were in the home at the time > of the shooting and escaped injury. > > _Deputy Jason Ogan says Guerena shot at SWAT team members with an AR-15 > assault rifle before they returned fire._ > > _SWAT team members were holding up shields and weren't injured by > Guerana's shots._ > > Ogan won't release details of search warrant or say what authorities > were looking for. > > No other law enforcement was involved in the warrant service. > > MAY 9, 2011 - New details emerge... > > *SWAT Team Fatal Shooting Update: Suspect Did Not Fire Weapon* > > Reporter: Jessica Chapin > > TUCSON (KGUN9- TV) - The Pima County Sheriff's Department is releasing > new information in the May 5 officer involved shooting case that > resulted in 26-year-old Jose Guerona's death. > > _Further investigation reveals Guerena did not shoot at the deputies > before they returned fire. _ > > The SWAT Team shot and killed Guerena Thursday morning after he pointed > an assault rifle at officers who were trying to deliver a warrant. The > rifle had the safety on, but was loaded. > > Guerena's wife and 4-year-old son were also at home but they were not > injured. > > The sheriff's department is still investigating. > > MAY 11, 2011 - More details available... > > *Medical Care Blocked For Man Killed By SWAT* > Reporter: Craig Smith > Web Producer: Layla Tang > > TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - 9 On Your Side has uncovered startling new > information in the case of a man SWAT team members killed May 5. > > Medical attention was standing by to try to save Jose Guere�a. > > Paramedics waited more than an hour. > > Then deputies sent them away > > By then, Guere�a was dead. > > The Pima Sheriff's Department said its SWAT team was trying to serve > warrants for a drug investigation. According to deputies, when SWAT > members broke open the door at Guere�a's house they found him crouched > in the hall, with an assault rifle pointed at them. > > They concede now Guere�a didn't shoot, but five deputies did, firing off > 71 rounds. > > His wife Vanessa was hiding in the closet with their 4-year-old son > during the shooting. When she emerged, she saw her husband on the floor > in a pool of blood, but still alive. Vanessa told KGUN9 she called 911 > and pleaded with deputies to treat his wounds. > > "The only thing I told them was take care of him, take him to a > hospital," she said. > > KGUN9 News requested the emergency call records for Drexel Heights Fire > Rescue. The 911 call center notified Drexel Heights at 9:43 a.m. A > unit arrived just two minutes later at 9:45. However, deputies told > rescue workers to stay put. That's standard to be sure they won't walk > into a dangerous situation. But paramedics waited until 10:59 a.m. > Then they heard the radio call "Code 900", which meant they were no > longer needed because the person was dead. > > _After one hour and 14 minutes, Drexel Heights indicated they were never > allowed to even examine Jose._ > > In comparison, on the day of the January 8th mass shooting, deputies > held back ambulance and fire crews there for only 12 minutes before they > determined it was safe for emergency medical crews to enter the chaotic > scene. > > _The Guere�a maintains that SWAT members did not identify themselves > before breaking down the door, and Jose Guere�a had his rifle drawn > because he was protecting his family from what he thought was a home > invasion._ His wife said he had a clean criminal record, and that she > still doesn't know why SWAT members were serving a search warrant at the > house. The family announced Wednesday that they have hired prominent > attorney Christopher Scileppi to represent them. > -- > > Freedom is always illegal! > > When we ask for freedom, we have already failed. It is only when we > declare freedom for ourselves and refuse to accept any less, that we > have any possibility of being free. > > "Why should we bother with 'realities' when we have the psychological > refuge of unthinking patriotism?" > Gary Leupp - Professor of History, Tufts University
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