Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Late last night, a man killed four family members, barricaded himself his house, and then called the police to tell them what he did. Once the police arrived, they eventually attempted to gain entry and were met with a barrage of gunfire. One SWAT officer was killed and another was shot in the face to where his jaw is separated from the rest of his skul. He'll live, however. The death is a first for SWAT since its inception in the 1970's. The following link is an article by an LA reporter who just happened to meet the SWAT officers only ten days ago, and was impressed by their humanity and gentleness. <a href="http://www.insidesocal.com/friendlyfire/2008/02/a_good_man_gone.html" target="_blank">http://www.insidesocal.com/fri endlyfire/2008/02/a_good_man_gone.html</a>
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-profiles8feb08" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/lo cal/la-me-profiles8feb08</a>,1,1423493.story
Originally Posted By jonvn Yeah, about 10 blocks away. We used to live near there. Thank god we left. Horrible place.
