HOUSTON COPS FIRED

Six Houston police officers were fired Monday for their involvement in
the fatal shooting of a man during a botched drug raid. Pedro Oregon,
22, was shot to death July 12 after the officers, acting on an
informant's tip, stormed his apartment in search of drugs. Police
fired 33 bullets, hitting Oregon a dozen times, including nine times
in the back. No drugs were found in the apartment, and the officers
later said they started firing because they thought Oregon had fired
at them.

Checked-by: Patrick Henry