LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — On the heels of the city's mayor demanding answers, the family of a man killed by the London Police Department in a "wrong-address raid" has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

Just days before Christmas 2024, 63-year-old Douglas “Doug” Harless was shot and killed by a London officer during what state police said was an attempt to serve a search warrant for the judge executive’s stolen weed eater.

The litigation, filed on Wednesday, Sept. 10, names the London Police Department, numerous officers, and the City of London, alleging wrongful death and constitutional rights violations.

“Doug Harless should have been safe in his own home. Instead, he was killed when police raided the wrong address, and months later, his family is still being denied answers,” Tad Thomas of T

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