Woman Dies After Police Storm Wrong Apartment
A 57-year-old woman died of a heart attack after police who thought her apartment was a gun and drug stash broke down her door in a dawn raid, tossed in a “flash grenade,” stormed inside with guns drawn and handcuffed her before realizing the error.
“Obviously, we’re deeply saddened. This is a tragedy. This should not have happened. No question about that,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said of the death of Alberta Spruill, who worked for the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
Spruill went into cardiac arrest half an hour after 12 police officers raided her sixth-floor apartment about 6:10 a.m.
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