I agree the article and title are terrible. But from what I was able to piece together from three separate articles on the same site:
The police were executing a narcotics search warrant. During the execution, the father of the family (Sistrane Edwards) was shot once and killed. The pet (Unnamed) was also shot and killed. The mother (Cynthia Soileau) was shot and is alive, in the hospital, in critical condition.
Deputy Marshall Barry Giglio was shot and killed, allegedly by the son (Vonteeko Anderson) in the family, who’s been arrested for first degree murder + some drug offenses.
Someone else was also arrested but not named or charged.
The father, Sistrane Edwards, is a veteran with 13 years in law enforcement - which is probably why OP’s title mentions “two Louisiana cops dead”.
Anderson’s sisters say their mother, stepfather, brother, and her brother’s girlfriend had only recently moved into the home where the search warrant was executed.
They say a violent robbery at their previous house forced the family to move there, and they believe that played a factor in what happened Monday night.
This smells of botched paperwork. It wouldn’t be the first time a no knock raid caused loss of life because someone didn’t bother to double check the address. I’d rather the police not have this in their toolbox. It’s too prone to mistakes, qualified immunity means no one is held accountable, and the resulting lawsuits become the tax payer’s problem. We need justice, but justice done with due diligence and accountability.
Bad post title.
No real details on the article at all. I feel bad for that family.
I agree the article and title are terrible. But from what I was able to piece together from three separate articles on the same site:
The police were executing a narcotics search warrant. During the execution, the father of the family (Sistrane Edwards) was shot once and killed. The pet (Unnamed) was also shot and killed. The mother (Cynthia Soileau) was shot and is alive, in the hospital, in critical condition.
Deputy Marshall Barry Giglio was shot and killed, allegedly by the son (Vonteeko Anderson) in the family, who’s been arrested for first degree murder + some drug offenses.
Someone else was also arrested but not named or charged.
The father, Sistrane Edwards, is a veteran with 13 years in law enforcement - which is probably why OP’s title mentions “two Louisiana cops dead”.
And I’m sure the cops who murdered the father and injured the mother won’t be charged with first degree murder.
Yep, because qualified immunity.
Qualified immunity just means they can’t be sued directly. It’s plain old corruption that allows cops to get away with murder.
Someone should shoot them.
Aye you really a “veteran” just because you’ve had your job for a little over a decade? That’s not that long, I’ve got socks older then that :-/
I took it to mean the more literal “they served some amount of time in the military” rather than “they did their job for a long time”
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This smells of botched paperwork. It wouldn’t be the first time a no knock raid caused loss of life because someone didn’t bother to double check the address. I’d rather the police not have this in their toolbox. It’s too prone to mistakes, qualified immunity means no one is held accountable, and the resulting lawsuits become the tax payer’s problem. We need justice, but justice done with due diligence and accountability.