They were selling drugs out of the house and the parents knew about it, according to CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/us/geo...ade-drug-raid/
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The baby's family had moved into the Cornelia residence after their Wisconsin home burned, Terrell told CNN affiliate WXIA, and while the family members were aware of drug activity in the home, "they kept the children out of sight in a different room while any of these going-ons were happening."
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Tough set of circumstances all around really. The police thought they were headed into a showdown with a known drug dealer who has been arrested with firearms before. The family was forced to move into the home because their previous house burned down and were probably out of options. Just tragic.