A jury on Friday acquitted a Florida man of murder and attempted first degree murder over an incident at the man’s home in 2017. Andrew Coffee IV, 27, was accused of firing at deputies of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team during a morning drug raid at his Gifford home in March 2017. His girlfriend, Alteria Woods, who was 21 at the time, was caught in the crossfire and died during the raid. She was struck by 10 bullets fired by a SWAT team member, records show. Coffee faced one charge of second-degree felony murder in connection with Woods’ death; the charge is defined as intentional but not premeditated killing. Coffee also faced three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile. The charges carry a life prison term. Coffee said he was defending himself and his girlfriend when he fired shots at the deputies. …
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