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Two Officers Shot After SWAT Team Raids Wrong House

Rhonda Erskine, Online Content Producer
Created: 12/18/2007 12:49:03 PM
Updated: 12/18/2007 7:50:31 PM

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (NBC) -- A Minnesota family was upstairs in their home early Sunday when they heard someone bust through their back door.

Vang Khang's family said Vang grabbed his hunting gun to protect himself, his wife, and his six children.

"He thought they were gang members and he was scared," Vang's brother, Dao Khang said.

Dao Khang said Vang fired a warning shot, and then two more shots through his bedroom door, which was closed.

Vang was trying to scare the intruders away, his family said.

Vang didn't know that they were members of the Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT team, which was executing a search warrant inside the home.

Vang hit two of the officers. Neither was injured. Both were wearing bullet proof vests and helmets.

The officers returned fire and have been placed on administrative leave, which police say is standard procedure.

Vang was arrested and released hours later.

Police say they executed a few search warrants over the weekend based on some information they received as part of a long-term investigation.

Police confiscated weapons at some of the other homes.

But after entering Khang's home, investigators learned it was not part of the investigation.

"It was some bad information that was received on the front end that kind-of trickled all the way through," Sgt. Jess Garcia said. "It's unfortunate because we have officers that were hit by gunfire and this truly, truly could have been a much worse situation."

Vang's family said he and his children, who range in age from three to fifteen, are still shaken.

"All these gunshots in the house. They don't know what's going on. Flying bullets in the house and they just cried," Dao Khang said.

Police say they are investigating whether to charge Vang Khang for shooting the officers.