Key points: Authorities release body camera footage of police officers opening fire and killing a home owner after arriving at the wrong address in response to domestic violence call.
Authorities release body camera footage of police officers opening fire and killing a home owner after arriving at the wrong address in response to domestic violence call The man shot dead by police was identified as Robert Dotson, 52, of New Mexico.
The man shot dead by police was identified as Robert Dotson, 52, of New Mexico Farmington Police place three officers on paid administrative leave, pending an ongoing investigation.
Authorities have said the man's wife returned fire from the doorway, not knowing who was outside, prompting the officers to fire again.
A police officer knocks on the door of the wrong address in response to a domestic violence call in Farmington, New Mexico.
The video showed a chaotic scene erupting about four minutes after officers first arrived at the wrong address.
Why officers approached the wrong address remains part of an ongoing investigation, Farmington police said. »
