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Neighbor Janet Evans said Swanson had lived in the modest white and tan duplex at the end of a cul-de-sac for about nine years. Evans said he used to be congenial and chat with neighbors, but had withdrawn in the past year and rarely left his home.
Officers came to 49-year-old Alfred Swanson's south Nampa home just before 9 p.m. Friday, after family members said Swanson might be in a life-threatening situation, Nampa Police Chief Curtis Homer said. Swanson barricaded himself in his home and refused to come out, despite hours of negotiations and officers firing tear gas into his home in the 1000 block of Garland Street.
Nampa Police called the tactical team to a non-criminal call in part because family members indicated Swanson may be armed, Homer said
At about 2:30 a.m., specially trained tactical team members forced their way in as frightened neighbors listened to the struggle from their homes. Officers shot Swanson with a Tazer, knocking him down, but Swanson still struggled, eventually shooting an officer with a revolver before he was detained.
"We can't walk away if we think someone is hurt and dying in there," he said.
"We're from the government, and we're here to help."
Okay, I added the last one.
File under: Only Ones, Fourth Amendment
Neighbor Janet Evans said Swanson had lived in the modest white and tan duplex at the end of a cul-de-sac for about nine years. Evans said he used to be congenial and chat with neighbors, but had withdrawn in the past year and rarely left his home.
Officers came to 49-year-old Alfred Swanson's south Nampa home just before 9 p.m. Friday, after family members said Swanson might be in a life-threatening situation, Nampa Police Chief Curtis Homer said. Swanson barricaded himself in his home and refused to come out, despite hours of negotiations and officers firing tear gas into his home in the 1000 block of Garland Street.
Nampa Police called the tactical team to a non-criminal call in part because family members indicated Swanson may be armed, Homer said
At about 2:30 a.m., specially trained tactical team members forced their way in as frightened neighbors listened to the struggle from their homes. Officers shot Swanson with a Tazer, knocking him down, but Swanson still struggled, eventually shooting an officer with a revolver before he was detained.
"We can't walk away if we think someone is hurt and dying in there," he said.
"We're from the government, and we're here to help."
Okay, I added the last one.
File under: Only Ones, Fourth Amendment
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