The article has been updated slightly.
Looks like these were plainclothes officers too.
What do we know?
Cops get a tip (we don't know that it was anonymous, Bob) and send officers to serve it, at least some apparently not uniformed.
Officers at some point forcibly open the door.
There is an exchange of fire killing Kathryn Johnson and wounding three of the plainclothes officers.
That's about it.
So far, this doesn't look very good for the police. Ms. Johnson may have been a hardened drug dealer who deserved what she got, but it is possible that instead she was an innocent person - older, so she possibly who didn't see or hear very well - who saw a group of home-invaders forcing their way into her domicile with weapons drawn talking about drugs. Seeing these intruders, she tried to stop them.
Can't say for certain one way or another, but like I said it doesn't look very good.
ATLANTA -- Three Atlanta police officers were shot and wounded and an elderly woman killed at a house in northwest Atlanta Tuesday night.
The woman, identified by relatives as 92-year old Kathryn Johnson, opened fire on the officers from the narcotics division at a house at 933 Neal Street, according to officials. Authorities say they received a tip of drug activity taking place at the home and officers were headed to the house with a search warrant.
The woman's niece, Sarah Dozier, says that she bought her aunt a gun to protect herself and that her aunt had a permit for the gun. Relatives believe Johnston was frightened by the officers and opened fire.
Her relatives say Johnson had lived in the house for about 17 years.
"They kicked her door down talking about drugs, there's no drugs in that house. And they realize now, they've got the wrong house," Dozier said. "I'm mad as hell." Officials say they had the correct house and that the warrant they had was legal.
Assistant Chief Alan Dreher says the officers had a legal warrant and "knocked and announced" before they forced open the door. He said they were justified in returning fire when they were fired upon.
Dozier said there were never any drugs at the house. She says her aunt must have panicked when the police forced their way into the home.
She says the officers "shot her down like a dog."
The plainclothes Atlanta Police officers were transported to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment. One officer was struck in the arm, one officer was struck in the shoulder and one officer was struck in the thigh. All are expected to recover.
