Episode 5: "What about my house? What'd you find there?"

Broken Doors by The Washington Post

Apr 27, 202247:59Society & Culture

Police upended the lives of an entire block and killed a 63-year-old grandfather when they carried out a no-knock raid at multiple homes in St. Louis. But what did the police actually seize?

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