Two Indiana deputies shot, one fatally, while serving warrants

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Sun Mar 20, 2016 1:30pm EDT

Two Indiana deputies shot, one fatally, while serving warrants

Two sheriff's deputies in Indiana were shot, one of them fatally, while serving a warrant for drug-related offenses on Sunday, police said.

A suspect, who has not been identified, died in the incident, which took place in Russiaville in central Indiana, about 50 miles north of Indianapolis, they said.

Deputy Carl Koontz of the Howard County Sheriff's Department was killed in the incident, and Deputy Sergeant Jordan Buckley was wounded, Indiana State Police said. Buckley was in stable condition at a hospital.

The two were shot at after they knocked on the door of a residence to serve the warrant. They then returned fire.

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[NutmegYankee]

1. Was it a knock&announce or SWAT style raid?

[TipTok]

2. Does it matter?

Neither one entitles the occupants to unload...

[NutmegYankee]

7. The SWAT style raids are sometimes mistaken for home invasions.

It's one of the biggest criticisms of that raid style. Most are used on the War on Drugs.

[Johnyawl]

3. The article clearly states that they knocked on the door.

[AngryOldDem]

5. They were serving a warrant at the house. n/t

[madinmaryland]

6. Another senseless death in the neverending "war on drugs". End it RIGHT FUCKING NOW!