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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Wed Dec 25, 2019, 06:23 AM Dec 2019

Authorities shot a woman during a botched raid at her home. The real suspect was already in jail.

From https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/24/authorities-shot-teen-during-botched-raid-her-home-suspect-was-already-jail/

Authorities shot a woman during a botched raid at her home. The real suspect was already in jail.

By Derek Hawkins
Dec. 24, 2019 at 10:16 p.m. UTC

Ann Rylee was curled up on her recliner, drifting back to sleep after seeing her fiance off to work, when a commotion startled her.

Outside in the predawn dark, authorities from local and federal law enforcement agencies had surrounded the 20-year-old’s home in rural Wilmer, Ala. They were looking for her fiance’s uncle, who had outstanding warrants, according to police.

But the man wasn’t there. Police had booked him in county jail the previous day, and family members would later say he hadn’t lived at the residence in more than a year.

That was apparently unclear to authorities on the scene, who descended on the property in unmarked cars early Thursday morning.

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Authorities shot a woman during a botched raid at her home. The real suspect was already in jail. (Original Post) sl8 Dec 2019 OP
American Police State LS_Editor Dec 2019 #1
Of course: She's white. I suspected, because 1) story length and 2) no reference tor race lostnfound Dec 2019 #2
None paywall site : marble falls Dec 2019 #3
.not another one... Karadeniz Dec 2019 #4

lostnfound

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2. Of course: She's white. I suspected, because 1) story length and 2) no reference tor race
Wed Dec 25, 2019, 09:49 AM
Dec 2019

I found myself thinking as I read the story “what a long story! Wow. They say she had a gun, but didn’t mention that until several paragraphs into the story...” after reading, i thought, oh, I bet she’s white. Because you know, they don’t usually make the victim of a police shooting so sympathetic.

Glad she is recovering fully. 👍 poor thing. One article said she is only 19.

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