OXNARD OFFICER SLAIN IN DRUG RAID MIX-UP.Byline: Kermit Pattison Daily News Staff Writer An Oxnard police officer accidentally was shot and killed by a fellow officer early Wednesday while storming the empty home of a drug dealer suspect. Officer James Rex Jensen Jr., 30, was shot by Sgt. Daniel Christian as an Oxnard Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics team raided a condominium searching for a federal narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. suspect. Jensen, 30, of Ventura is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and two young daughters, Katie, 3, and Lindsay, 5. Friends called Jensen an enthusiastic officer who supported youth sports in his off-duty hours. He worked as a youth baseball coach - spending Saturday at a Police Activities League baseball camp - and played second base on the Police Department softball team. During the raid, Jensen discharged a small explosive, called a flash-bang, that disorients suspects with a blinding flash of light and a thunderous thun·der·ous adj. 1. Producing thunder or a similar sound. 2. Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder: thunderous applause. bang. Seconds after the bang, Christian saw Jensen in an upstairs hallway and mistook the officer for an armed suspect. Christian fired at least twice with a semiautomatic 12-gauge shotgun from close range, said police, adding that they were investigating whether the blinding flash, explosion and smoke disoriented dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Adj. 1. the officers. Jensen was hit in the upper part of his body near the edge of his bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly body armor Noun 1. body armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard . He was rushed by ambulance to St. John's Regional Medical Center St. John's Regional Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
Although no one was home, police said the officers were expecting to confront armed and dangerous drug dealers inside the house. Law enforcement officials said investigation sources led them to believe there would be three people with weapons inside the home. The Oxnard Police Department and Ventura County District Attorney's Office are investigating the shooting. The Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . crisis response team has agreed to help counsel officers. Christian, 43, of Oxnard was placed on paid leave following the 6 a.m. shooting. |
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