2013 Drug War Killings

A Tennessee meth lab raid leaves one man dead after attempting to flee in his vehicle.

A Houston SWAT team's dawn drug raid ends with an armed homeowner shot dead.

A Texas marijuana grower and a California man who might have been a drug dealer are the year's 31st and 32nd drug war fatalities.

A California man volunteering to help with marijuana eradication in the state's national forests died Thursday when he fell out of a helicopter. That's the 29th drug war death so far this year.

An unarmed alleged meth dealer was gunned down by undercover California cops in a restaurant parking lot after they said he threatened them. The dead man's family would like some answers. Good luck with that.

The year's 28th drug war killing occurred Monday night during a drug raid in Harbor Hills, Texas.

A midnight traffic stop for a tinted windows violation in South Carolina turned into a drug bust when cops smelled weed, and one man is dead after fleeing and allegedly shooting at officers.

An alleged New Hampshire heroin dealer who was shot dead fleeing police is the year's 25th drug war enforcement fatality. It's not clear why he was shot.

An attempted drug bust turned fatal on Indianapolis's East Side Thursday night. A suspect fled, resisted, was tased, and then died.

A Georgia narcotics officer was killed Tuesday when his vehicle crashed as he rushed to assist in a traffic stop drug bust. Another was seriously injured.