PSA: Don't answer your door with guns drawn.

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-mexico-officers-kill-homeowner-exchange-gunfire-responding/story?id=98426959

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Officers knocked on the front door of the wrong house and announced themselves several times, according to the Farmington Police Department.

 

When there was no response, officers asked dispatch to call the reporting party back and have them come to the front door, according to New Mexico State Police.

New Mexico State Police said body camera footage shows the homeowner, 52-year-old Robert Dotson, open the screen door armed with a handgun as the officers were backing away.

"What followed was a chaotic scene with officers retreating and opening fire. Mr. Dotson was struck and later died at the scene," Chief Steve Hebbe said in a recorded statement.

When I first saw this story, it took me a while to learn that fact. The police didn't go Rambo on the wrong house. It's very sad and extremely preventable.

Massad Ayoob has some clear words on what to do when someone knocks on your door in the middle of the night: