Isaac Singletary
Isaac Singletary, an 80 year old man living in Jacksonville, Florida, was shot by undercover narcotics officers in 2007. Singletary lived in a poor neighborhood and often had to deal with drug dealers operating near his residence. He saw two individuals which engaging in illegal activity outside his home, so he emerged armed to scare them off. The two individuals he believed to be drug dealers were in fact undercover officers who demanded Singletary drop his weapon, then opened fire when he refused. He received multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby hospital. It is disputed as to whether or not the officers properly identified themselves.
