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Woman killed, child injured during Lima drug raid
Greg Sowinski | [email protected] - 01.05.2008
LIMA — 3:50 p.m., Jan. 5 — The Lima police SWAT team was conducting a “high-risk” drug raid and knew children were possibly in the house when an officer shot and killed a mother and injured her 1-year-old child, Lima police Chief Greg Garlock said.
“This is a terrible situation that resulted from a very dangerous situation that occurs when a high-risk search warrant is executed,” Garlock said.
The raid was the result of a “long-term investigation” by the department’s PACE unit into the sale of illegal drugs from the home, which is owned by 6th Ward City Councilman Derry Glenn, who is the landlord. Crack cocaine and marijuana were found inside the home after the shooting, Garlock said.
The subject of the raid was Anthony Terry, 31, the boyfriend of Tarika Wilson, the 26-year-old woman killed by police. Terry is in custody in the Allen County jail charged with suspicion of possession of crack cocaine, Garlock said.
Terry is expected to appear at a bond hearing Monday in Lima Municipal Court, Garlock said.
The raid took place shortly after 8 p.m. Friday at 218 E. Third St. Garlock said the SWAT team is highly skilled and has conducted thousands of other raids without problems. Such raids always are dangerous and “high risk,” he said.
The last time an officer shot and killed a citizen was Aug. 23, 2000. Michael Hildebrandt was killed by two SWAT team officers after he reportedly set fire to his room at the Lima Rescue Home and had a knife in his hand. The shooting occurred during a six-hour standoff.
A vigil is scheduled for 5 p.m. today at the Cheryl Allen Southside Center, 1802 S. Central Ave.
The shooting drew an angry crowd of about 50 people, who screamed at police and questioned officers as they investigated the incident.
One woman screamed, “Where is my daughter? Where is my daughter at? Tell me!”
Garlock on Saturday apologized for the delay saying police had to obtain a second search warrant, which took several hours, to enter the home and process it as a crime scene following the fatal shooting.
The injured child was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Columbus and is expected to survive, said Lima Police Major Kevin Martin.
The child’s aunt, Tania Wilson, said the Sincere Wilson was shot in the hand and arm. The child is out of surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, she said. A neighbor, Stephanie Allsup, said she’d seen the beginning of the incident. She said her dog began barking at the window, so she looked out. She said she saw what looked like a raid, with officials heading toward the house two doors down.She said she heard a couple of pops that she thought might have been gunfire, and then police began to swarm the neighborhood.“I saw them take the baby out and carry it to the ambulance, and then they left,” Allsup said.She said she didn’t see anyone else removed from the home.Lima police called in the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to take over the investigation since the shooting involved a Lima police officer, Garlock said.
Garlock called that agency, a branch of the Ohio Attorney General’s office, to ensure fairness for the community and fairness to his department. Garlock did not identify the Lima officer involved in the shooting.
Garlock was not saying much on how the shooting occurred. He said that will come out during the investigation.
Reporter Kate Lohnes contributed to this story.Read more about this story in Sunday’s edition of The Lima News.
Greg Sowinski | [email protected] - 01.05.2008
LIMA — 3:50 p.m., Jan. 5 — The Lima police SWAT team was conducting a “high-risk” drug raid and knew children were possibly in the house when an officer shot and killed a mother and injured her 1-year-old child, Lima police Chief Greg Garlock said.
“This is a terrible situation that resulted from a very dangerous situation that occurs when a high-risk search warrant is executed,” Garlock said.
The raid was the result of a “long-term investigation” by the department’s PACE unit into the sale of illegal drugs from the home, which is owned by 6th Ward City Councilman Derry Glenn, who is the landlord. Crack cocaine and marijuana were found inside the home after the shooting, Garlock said.
The subject of the raid was Anthony Terry, 31, the boyfriend of Tarika Wilson, the 26-year-old woman killed by police. Terry is in custody in the Allen County jail charged with suspicion of possession of crack cocaine, Garlock said.
Terry is expected to appear at a bond hearing Monday in Lima Municipal Court, Garlock said.
The raid took place shortly after 8 p.m. Friday at 218 E. Third St. Garlock said the SWAT team is highly skilled and has conducted thousands of other raids without problems. Such raids always are dangerous and “high risk,” he said.
The last time an officer shot and killed a citizen was Aug. 23, 2000. Michael Hildebrandt was killed by two SWAT team officers after he reportedly set fire to his room at the Lima Rescue Home and had a knife in his hand. The shooting occurred during a six-hour standoff.
A vigil is scheduled for 5 p.m. today at the Cheryl Allen Southside Center, 1802 S. Central Ave.
The shooting drew an angry crowd of about 50 people, who screamed at police and questioned officers as they investigated the incident.
One woman screamed, “Where is my daughter? Where is my daughter at? Tell me!”
Garlock on Saturday apologized for the delay saying police had to obtain a second search warrant, which took several hours, to enter the home and process it as a crime scene following the fatal shooting.
The injured child was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Columbus and is expected to survive, said Lima Police Major Kevin Martin.
The child’s aunt, Tania Wilson, said the Sincere Wilson was shot in the hand and arm. The child is out of surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, she said. A neighbor, Stephanie Allsup, said she’d seen the beginning of the incident. She said her dog began barking at the window, so she looked out. She said she saw what looked like a raid, with officials heading toward the house two doors down.She said she heard a couple of pops that she thought might have been gunfire, and then police began to swarm the neighborhood.“I saw them take the baby out and carry it to the ambulance, and then they left,” Allsup said.She said she didn’t see anyone else removed from the home.Lima police called in the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to take over the investigation since the shooting involved a Lima police officer, Garlock said.
Garlock called that agency, a branch of the Ohio Attorney General’s office, to ensure fairness for the community and fairness to his department. Garlock did not identify the Lima officer involved in the shooting.
Garlock was not saying much on how the shooting occurred. He said that will come out during the investigation.
Reporter Kate Lohnes contributed to this story.Read more about this story in Sunday’s edition of The Lima News.
