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Lawsuit challenges fatal shooting by Miami-Dade police as excessive force
On an early spring evening, two armored Miami-Dade police vehicles carrying 16 helmeted officers thundered into a middle-class Miami Lakes neighborhood for a raid on a suspected pot dealer. About 10 seconds after the uniformed officers banged a sledgehammer on his front door and forced it open with a crowbar, Michael Santana would be dead.
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How was he supposed to know it was police and not some criminals bashing in his door?
During these types of scenarios, cops usually loudly identify themselves as the police, etc. But judging from the video, nothing was said. These cops surrounded the door, broke it down, proceeded to rush inside and fire 3 shots into the dude that was obviously holding a gun to defend himself and his girlfriend. This is really fucked, pot dealer or not, he deserved better.