Jose Guerena shooting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jose Guerena shooting

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1984

Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, United States

Date of Death: 05-May-2011

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jose Guerena was a U.S.
Marine veteran who served in the Iraq War and was killed in his Tucson, Arizona, home, on May 5, 2011, by deputies of the Pima County Sheriff's Department SWAT team, while they were executing a warrant to search his home in relation to an investigation into illegal marijuana smuggling from Mexico. The shooting garnered national attention and generated significant debate on the subject of the militarization of police, because of the following facts of the case: after the shooting, no evidence of illegal activity or any illegal items were found at the residence, his wife and 4-year-old child were present and hiding from the unknown (to them) intruders at the time the warrant was served and were inside when police opened fire, 71 shots were fired by police, while Jose's weapon was found with its safety still engaged, his prior military service, lack of any criminal convictions, and the change in statements of events given by police as to what transpired at the scene.In September 2013, the four police agencies involved agreed to pay Guerena's wife and children $3.4 million as a settlement, without admitting wrongdoing in their killing of Guerena.