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Emily Swanson

Kentucky police fatally shoot man while serving warrant at wrong home

police car at night
Neighbors and friends told local news stations that they believe Harless was a victim and not a criminal. Photograph: JasonDoiy/Getty Images

Police in Kentucky recently shot a man to death in his home while they executed a search warrant that appears to have been intended for a different address.

Doug Harless, 63, lived in London, a southern Kentucky town of about 8,000 residents, and was killed by police officers at his home at 511 Vanzant Road on the night of 23 December. However, audio from local Laurel county emergency dispatchers – and obtained by Kentucky news stations – shows that the search warrant was intended for 489 Vanzant Road, as was repeated multiple times on a recording of the audio.

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