The mayor of Elyria, Ohio, has spoken out on an incident in which SWAT officers conducted a raid on a home and injured a 17-month-old baby with a flashbang grenade. The officers had raided the wrong house.
The mayor’s comments come after an outpouring of outrage against the botched operation, which put the baby in the hospital with serious injuries. The chief of police denied any wrongdoing on the part of his officers.
In a statement on Facebook Saturday, the mayor acknowledged the seriousness of the matter and pledged to expedite the release of the bodycam footage.
I take seriously allegations of police misconduct. When those allegations involve a child I become deeply concerned.
When I first became aware of the allegations regarding the search warrant on Parmely Ave., I instructed my team to immediately gather all available information, including bodycam footage.
My team and I…
