Article published January 05, 2008
Lima woman shot and killed in drug raid
Chief Greg Garlock, with the Lima Police Department, speaks to the media about the January 4th shooting at 218 E. Third Street in Lima. Tarika Wilson, 26 was shot and killed at the scene and her young child was injured while Lima Police were executing a high risk search warrant.
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LIMA, Ohio — The Lima police officer involved in a shooting that caused the death of a mother and injured her 1-year-old son has been placed on administrative leave, however police have released little other information about a drug raid Friday night that led to the shooting.
Tarika Wilson, 26, was pronounced dead at 218 East Third St., where Lima police were executing a search warrant at 8:15 p.m. Her son, Sincere Wilson, was also injured during the drug raid Friday night.
The child was taken by helicopter to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
A Lima Police Department squad car sits in front of 218 E. Third Street in Lima where Tarika Wilson, 26 was shot and killed at the scene and her young child was injured while Lima Police were executing a high risk search warrant.
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Police Chief Greg Garlock would not identify the officer or how long he has been employed with the department.
Police said the search warrant resulted from a long term investigation of Anthony Terry, 31, who was arrested Friday night at the residence. He was charged with suspicion of possession of crack cocaine and was being held in the Allen County Jail.
At an afternoon press conference, Chief Garlock declined to release details about the drug raid or the shooting only saying that marijuana and crack cocaine was found in the house. He said that police believed Terry was selling drugs from the house.
Despite claims by Ms. Wilson’s family that police had raided the wrong house,
Anthony Lee Terry who the Lima Police were executing a high risk search warrant on during the fatal shooting.
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Chief Garlock confirmed that the search warrant was executed at the correct address. He said officers were aware that children were inside the home because there were toys on the yard outside.
The chief said that Ms. Wilson’s six children, ages 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, were home at the time of the shooting. Officers used one or two stun grenades to create a loud noise prior to entering the residence but they were detonated outside, the chief said.
Two pit bulls that were inside the home were also shot, Chief Garlock said. One of the dogs died from its injuries.
Lima police called the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to take over the investigation since the shooting involved a Lima police officer. The chief confirmed that the shooting remains under investigation.
Check out later editions of The Blade and toledoblade.com for more updates on this story.
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