The title does not say it all- in regards to the background of the story which is important, I feel.
In summation-
A man was kidnapped (Ulises Villadares) in front of his child. The house was tossed and the child overheard them say that the uncle, the man's brother, owed them 8K (he did not). The brother received a call saying that they were from a cartel and that the brother needed to come up with $20,000 for the victim's safe return. The police contacted the FBI who were able to track the cell phone and apprehend two persons, one (Cunningham) who was related by marriage to the brother. The apprehended people told the FBI were the victim was located (at Cunningham's girfriend's house). They then went to the house. Per court records, Villadares hands were bound and he was accidentally shot.
We really don't have any more information at this time. We don't have cameras or anything to show us if this was a tragic accident, deliberate malfeasance, disorientation, misfire, accidental discharge, negligence etc. There were several people, including children, present when the raid occurred-no one else was injured. We don't know how many times he was shot, how or why it happened yet.
A neighbor heard 4 gunshots. Where 4 shots fired? Witnesses tend to be unreliable.
I'm personally going to refrain from vilifying the entire police force and FBI until more information is available, but yeah, it's a major fuck up that they shot the guy they were trying to rescue. However, the agent has been put on leave right away, which is the right step to take. They've also reported it right away rather then attempt to deflect the issue.
Everyone is admitting it's a
fuck up. "The system failed," Conroe Police Chief Philip Dupuis told reporters during an emotional press conference Thursday afternoon. "We do this job to help people and it doesn't always go our way."
Strangely enough, a hostage/swat type team is the type of team I'd expect/want to have weapons. It makes no sense for a tactical team not to have them.
It's also not just the FBI investigating the shooting:
Because the shooting took place in the Houston city limits, Houston Police Department will investigate, along with the FBI and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Knowing that PDs notoriously don't get along well with the FBI, they'll be going over that with a fine tooth comb just to see if they can find anything egregious.