No charges for New Mexico officers who knocked on wrong door before fatal shooting - BBC News

Robert Dotson, 52, was shot and killed by officers who arrived at the wrong address in April 2023.

22 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Farmington Police DepartmentImage caption, Robert Dotson was struck by 12 bullets fired by officers responding to a domestic violence reportBy Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonAuthorities in New Mexico will not seek charges against three police officers involved in a fatal shooting after arriving at the wrong house last year.

Officers in the town of Farmington fired dozens of shots and killed Robert Dotson, 52, because he appeared at the door of his home holding a gun.

At the time, the officers were responding to a domestic violence call from a house across the street.

The Dotson family filed a lawsuit against the department last year.

According to a complaint filed by the family in court, police arrived at the Dotson residence late on 5 April, 2023 and "parked down the street and did not have their lights on".

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