ATLANTA — A southeast Atlanta woman says she is still dealing with the aftermath of a SWAT raid that shook her duplex early Friday morning.
Security video shows Georgia Bureau of Investigation drug enforcement agents, with the help of Atlanta police, swarming the Hill Street home.
Agents used explosives to breach the door of her neighbor’s unit, but the blast ripped through Macey Harrison’s side of the duplex as well.
“I woke up to an explosion,” Harrison told Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers. “Glass breaking and water gushing from my pipes.”
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Harrison said the force of the explosion blew out her front door and shattered her windows.
“That is an iron door, and you can see what it did to it,” she said.
She also showed the damage left behind, including char marks and flooding from busted pipes because of the pressure.
“They showed up over here, like they thought they were getting Pablo Escobar,” she said. “They didn’t even find anything, anything.”
She said officers also deployed six canisters of tear gas that seeped through the vents into her unit. She described the experience as “traumatizing.”
“Your home is supposed to be your safe zone and where you feel comfortable,” Harrison said. “I just don’t feel comfortable here anymore. My sense of security, yeah, it’s completely gone.”
The GBI confirmed agents were serving a drug-related warrant but said the case remains active and could not share additional details. Harrison claims the neighbor they were searching for had already moved.
Harrison said she has been left with broken glass, boarded windows and water damage that ruined much of her property. They started a GoFundMe to help with expenses.
“We’re still trying to dry the water out,” she said. “I just want to move.”
When asked about repairs, the GBI said it inspects damage caused during searches and then will make repairs. However, in the meantime, Harrison said they still have no water and are unable to move. She set up this fundraiser to help her with expenses.
Atlanta police and the city also offers damage reimbursements in similar situations:
- Online Reporting | Atlanta Police Department
- Submit A Claim For Damages With The City Of Atlanta | Atlanta City Council, GA
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