Police Fatally Shoot Homeowner at Wrong Address in Blunder Caught on Camera

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Body camera footage shows police officers responding to a domestic violence call in Farmington, New Mexico, knocking on the wrong door before fatally shooting an armed man who answered the door. The officers had been dispatched to a different address on the same street. The video shows confusion among the officers, and the names of the officers involved have not been released. The New Mexico State Police are investigating the shooting, and the Farmington Police Department will release additional records and files about the encounter after they have been reviewed by legal counsel.
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