Sep 11th 2013, 2:04:20
When the time came to move 107-year-old Monroe Isadore to a new home, police say he resisted and barricaded himself inside. Authorities tried using a camera to monitor him, along with negotiating tactics, and finally gas to get him to come out.
None of it worked.
So, a SWAT team went inside and was greeted by gunfire, authorities say. The team fired back, and Isadore died.
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ok lets leave the age issue aside for now. isnt it standard procedure to do a background check on a man who u are trying to negotiate with ??? police claimed they tried to negotiate with the man, but was there even a qualified negotiator present? if u figured out the man was 107 years old, he most likely is half deaf and didnt refuse negotiations but most likely couldnt hear u ? if i was a half decent cop, the last thing on my mind would be to have a stand off. if u had done ur background check, a simple " hes very old, jus wait him out and hell go to sleep" all he did was lock himself in his own home, didnt have any hostages. was gasing him even neccessary?? it seems to me like the cops and swat team were wanting to get a kill out of this whole mess.