DEA Shoot Grandmother Reaching For Baby During Raid, According to Son

Lilian Alonzo, a 49-year-old grandmother, was
shot while trying to pick up an infant grandchild during a by the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Manchester, New Hampshire,
according to her son. Police in raids elsewhere arrested two of
Alonzo’s daughters in an oxycodone ring but neither of them lived
with Lilian and no drugs, weapons, or cash was found in her
home.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office is investigating the
shooting, according
to the New Hampshire Union-Leader, and believe that
“one of the officer’s weapons discharged.” They’re expected to rule
on whether the shooting was accidental, and an initial report could
be released this month.

Earlier this week, a Houston police officer
shot a man in the abdomen during a “confrontation” in a drug
raid in which the DEA also participated in Sugar Land, Texas. “This
neighborhood is really quiet and peaceful. Our kids run around the
neighborhood. It’s a great place to live, it’s very surprising to
see this in this area,” one resident told the local TV station.
There are more than a hundred SWAT raids a day across the United
States, often on drug-related charges.