Video shows US police killing man after going to wrong New Mexico home
- Robert Dotson was killed earlier this month by Farmington police officers after they showed up at the wrong address in response to domestic violence call
- Three officers were placed on paid administrative leave over the shooting that police chief Steve Hebbe called a dark day for the force
US authorities in northwestern New Mexico on Friday released body camera footage of police officers opening fire and killing a homeowner after they showed up at the wrong address in response to domestic violence call.
The video released by the Farmington Police Department – just over a week after the April 5 nighttime shooting – showed officers arriving at the home. They walked up to the front door, passing the address that was posted on the home and illuminated by an exterior light, knocked on the door and announced themselves.
They also can be heard asking a dispatcher to confirm the address and to tell the caller to come to the door. The dispatcher states the address of a home across the street.
The officers knocked again several times. Less than a minute later, the homeowner, armed with a handgun, opened the door and the officers immediately began shooting, firing multiple rounds as they backed away. The man can be seen dropping to the ground.
About a minute afterwards, a woman can be heard screaming inside the home and more shots ring out.
Authorities have said the man’s wife returned fire from the doorway, not knowing who was outside, prompting the officers to fire again. She was not injured but could be heard screaming and crying after the second volley of shots were fired.