They used 40mm and tear gas grenades, shaped charges, and APCs. The police did their job, but the city should be paying for this. The city is the one at fault for not providing appropriate recompense.
The 40mm grenades ARE the tear gas, or baton rounds (for breaching windows/doors). If they were dropping HE/Frag in those windows, the story would be WAY different.
The shaped charges are used for breaching. Assault favors the defender. A gunman in a room knows the cops are coming in through the door or the window. He just has to wait to see, and shoot. The entry team likely does not know what room the bad guy is in, and if they dont, they dont know where in the room, and if they do, they still have to go through the tiny door way, get eyes on him, assess the threat, determine if they need to shoot, and handle whatever threat exists.
Even if you know exactly where he is, flash bangs aren't magic, and that entry is still a gamble of life. The best thing you can do to increase your odds is to make a new door.
Or maybe some redneck decided he already pulled out his detcord and didnt want to put it back up. IDK.
The 40mm grenades ARE the tear gas, or baton rounds (for breaching windows/doors). If they were dropping HE/Frag in those windows, the story would be WAY different.
The shaped charges are used for breaching. Assault favors the defender. A gunman in a room knows the cops are coming in through the door or the window. He just has to wait to see, and shoot. The entry team likely does not know what room the bad guy is in, and if they dont, they dont know where in the room, and if they do, they still have to go through the tiny door way, get eyes on him, assess the threat, determine if they need to shoot, and handle whatever threat exists.
Even if you know exactly where he is, flash bangs aren't magic, and that entry is still a gamble of life. The best thing you can do to increase your odds is to make a new door.
Or maybe some redneck decided he already pulled out his detcord and didnt want to put it back up. IDK.