HOUSTON - The growing investigation into the deadly January drug raid by Houston police that killed a couple and injured five officers has some local officials and community activists asking whether the probe should be taken over by an independent third party. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWDuring the raid, four officers were shot in a gunfight that killed 59-year-old Dennis Tuttle and 58-year-old Rhogena Nicholas, the couple who lived in the home. Shortly after the shooting, prosecutors said they were reviewing more than 2,000 cases tied to Goines and another officer connected to the drug raid. But this week, prosecutors said their investigation has now grown into probe of 14,000 cases handled by the Houston Police Department’s narcotics division. The district attorney’s office asked county commissioners on Tuesday for funding to hire more prosecutors to help with the probe.

Source: thestar June 28, 2019 19:41 UTC