I say “suspicious” for five reasons:

1) The police only gave four seconds prior to ramming through the man’s door and killing him. No reasonable person could even voluntarily answer the door within that period of time.

2) The accounts provided by police are conflicting. Initially, officers said he shot at them, prompting them to return fire. But then the official report admits that he never fired a shot. In fact, his gun’s safety was never disengaged.

3) He was shot 22 times, apparently with police firing more than 70 rounds in all. It’s pretty safe to say he’s incapacitated after the first, oh, 15 rounds or so. Why such excessive force? Are these guys not trained to use moderation? What, are they the Keystone Cops?

4) Even after he was incapacitated, medical services were kept outside of the house for more than an hour. For all they knew he could have been saved and then arrested. But instead the officers made sure he was quite dead first.

5) Despite allegations that he was involved in drugs, no drugs or even money was found in the home. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Highly unusual for a man considered involved enough in drugs that SWAT needed to break down his door.

By the way, his name was Jose Guerena and he was a 26-year-old former Marine who held down a job as an employee at a mining company since leaving the Corps. He had two children and a wife, all of whom were in the house as daddy was gunned-down by overzealous SWAT officers.

The county? Pima County in Arizona. Sound familiar? It’s the sheriff’s office lead by Sheriff Dupnik — the lefty guy who embarrassed himself during the Tuscon shooting incident by running his mouth without knowing the facts.

Furthermore, the tactics of the SWAT team have been questioned by some people in-the-know. Quote: “These clowns shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near weapons…This would be hilarious if a man hadn’t died in the process.”

The sheriff’s office says it’s investigating but that all of the officers involved remain on duty. That’s not acceptable. A US Marine is dead, shot 22 times in his home by police under suspicious circumstances. The officers could be poorly trained and the sheriff’s office has too much interest in finding an “all is good” conclusion.

The officers involved should be placed on leave until an investigation is complete, and said investigation should be led by a state or federal-level authority. Anything less is unacceptable.