Kentucky police fatally shoot man after allegedly serving warrant at wrong home
Kentucky police fatally shoot man after allegedly serving warrant at wrong home
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Doug Harless, 61, was fatally shot by police who showed up at his door to serve a search warrant. Police in Kentucky fatally shot a man after they allegedly served a search warrant at the wrong home earlier this week, new details reveal. Officials said in a statement on Tuesday that while they were serving the warrant the night before, Harless pointed a gun at them and that’s when an LPD officer fired their weapon, striking and killing him.
![[Doug Harless, 61, was shot and killed when police showed up at his door at 511 Vanzant Road]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/28/22/ewscripps.brightspotcdn.jpg)
London police initially made no mention of whether Harless was armed, and then on Thursday, three days after the shooting, police said the man “produced a firearm and pointed it at officers,” WKYT reported. The shooting has left Harless’ neighbors in disbelief and looking for answers about what happened to the man they say was a victim, not a criminal.
![[Dispatch audio allegedly reveals that police were attempting to serve a warrant at 489 Vanzant Road]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/28/23/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-5.59.19%E2%80%AFPM.jpg)
Merritt and his wife, who live across the street from Harless, claim they caught the shooting on their surveillance camera. “Well it shows on the camera that there were police officers on his porch and they announced that they were there,” Merritt said.
