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US police shoot and kill man after responding to wrong address

Three New Mexico officers opened fire on a man after mistakenly responding to the wrong address earlier this month – an incident that left the man dead, police said on Friday as they released body camera footage from the shooting.

The Farmington Police Department released videos from body cameras worn by the officers who were involved in the April 5 incident, showing officers arriving at the home and announcing themselves before gunfire erupts.

The homeowner, 52-year-old Robert Dotson, was killed by police after they received a call about a domestic violence incident in the area around 11.30 pm.

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Video shows officers shooting, killing man after responding to wrong home

Police mistakenly went to his home instead of a home across the street where the incident was reported, according to local and state police.

After no one answered their knocks on the door, police officers asked a dispatcher for clarity on the address and to call the person who reported the incident and ask them to come to the front door, authorities said.

After several knocks, Dotson opened the door of his home while armed with a handgun.

Three officers opened fire, killing Dotson at the scene, according to New Mexico State Police, citing body camera footage.

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After several knocks, the man opened the door of his home while armed with a handgun.Three officers opened fire.

The videos also show an interaction with Dotson's wife who arrived at the door about a minute later armed with a handgun.

Authorities say she exchanged gunfire with officers.

She was not injured, police said.

The shooting is currently under investigation by the New Mexico State Police.

The agency's Investigations Bureau has been requested to probe the incident, state police said.

Authorities say it's still unclear why the officers responded to the wrong address.

"Obviously, that's the worst part of this is trying to explain that," Farmington Police Chief

Steve Hebbe said during a news conference on Friday night, when asked about the mistaken address.

"I think that it happens, you can go to the wrong address sometimes," Chief Hebbe said,

"The results of it are terrible, but I will tell you that we do go to wrong addresses from time to time."

Chief Hebbe says that he believes Dotson did aim his weapon at police.

The names of the officers involved in the incident have not been released and were redacted in the footage.

Authorities say two of the officers have been with the department about five years and the third has been employed for about three.

All three officers are on administrative leave and are expected to be interviewed sometime next week.

"This one really hurts my heart," Hebbe said.

Gunmen kill seven, including young child, at public swimming pool in Mexico

At least seven people were killed, including a child, when gunmen opened fire at a public swimming pool in Mexico on Saturday, according to local authorities.

An eyewitness to the attacks told local authorities the armed men had arrived at the pool and opened fire around 4:30 pm local time on Saturday, then damaged a shop, security cameras and a monitor before leaving.

Social media videos showed people in swimsuits screaming and hugging their children.

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Police vehicles in Cortazar, Mexico, on April 15.

The Mexican army and security forces have been deployed to search for the gunmen behind the attack, which took place in the city of Cortazar in the central state of Guanajuato.

When local security forces arrived at the site they found dead bodies, including one child younger than seven, and shell casings, the municipal government said in a statement.

In addition to the seven dead, one person was seriously injured and taken to hospital, it added.

So far, no arrests have been made and authorities say they are still investigating the motive.

A dangerous place

Guanajuato is a major agriculture and manufacturing hub and production site for many of the world's top carmakers.

However, it has a reputation for violent incidents and has been convulsed in recent years by brutal turf wars between rival drug gangs.

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It is attractive to drug cartels for the same reason it is to auto manufacturers: road and rail networks that lead straight to the US border.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has struggled to deal with gang violence since taking office in late 2018, according to Reuters.

Although the number of homicides has recently fallen slightly, Lopez Obrador's term is set to be the bloodiest in recent history.

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Trump campaign says it saw surge in donations after indictment

Former President Donald Trump raised a combined $18.8 million (A$23 million) in the first quarter of 2023 through his joint fundraising committee and his campaign – and saw a spike in donations after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on March 30 – according to new figures provided by his campaign.

The campaign told CNN it also raised $15.4 million ($22 million) in the two weeks after charges were filed against the former president, showing how much his supporters have rallied around Trump after learning of the indictment.

The Trump campaign said the fundraising figures suggest his legal woes have benefited him both politically and financially – at least in the short term – and energised his base as he continues to campaign for his third shot at the presidency.

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CNN first reported Trump's first quarter fundraising numbers.

Trump's campaign previously said on March 31 that it had raised $4 million ($5.9 million) in the 24 hours since his indictment was first announced.

The former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records.

During the first quarter, from January 1 to March 31, Trump received a total of 541,971 donations, according to the figures provided by his campaign. The average donation was roughly $34 ($50).

Comparatively, Trump received 312,564 donations in the two weeks after charges were filed against the former president, beginning on March 30, with the average donation totalling roughly $49 ($73).

Prior to the indictment, the former president was bringing in roughly $168,000 ($250,000) per day between January 1 to March 30. It's unclear whether the boost the Trump campaign says it received since his indictment will continue into the second quarter.

The former president has been raising money for his 2024 presidential bid through both his campaign and his political action committee, Save America PAC. Filings Saturday night with the Federal Election Commission show that $14.4 million ($20 million) of the first-quarter haul went to Trump's main campaign account.

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The figure lags behind the $30 million ($44 million) he raised during the first quarter of the 2020 election cycle, when he still occupied the Oval Office.

In all, the Trump campaign spent $3.5 million ($5.2 million) in the first quarter and had $13.9 million ($20.7 million) in cash on hand as of March 31.

More than $727,000 ($108,000) of his campaign dollars during the three-month period funded payroll, filings show. A little more than $488,000 ($727,000) went to TAG Air Inc. – the Trump-owned company that operates his airplanes.

Rival hauls

Other Republicans who have announced their 2024 candidacies include Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador and ex-South Carolina governor, whose campaign has said she collected $11 million ($16 million) in the six weeks since she launched her bid on February 15. She ended March with $7.8 million ($11.6 million) in the bank, according to her campaign.

Another South Carolinian, Republican Sen. Tim Scott – who announced a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday, after the end of the first quarter – reported Saturday that he had nearly $22 million ($32 million) remaining in his Senate campaign account as of March 31. That's money Scott could transfer directly into a presidential campaign account.

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who declared his bid for the GOP nomination in February, loaned his campaign $10.25 million ($14 million) and raised about $1.2 million ($1.7 million) from contributors through March 31.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to launch a 2024 GOP presidential bid, has built a sizeable war chest through his state-level fundraising committee. Friends of Ron DeSantis has more than $85 million ($126 million) remaining in its coffers, recent state records show.

He faces restrictions on the use of that money for a presidential bid, but it could potentially be transferred to another committee backing his candidacy.

Already, a pro-DeSantis super PAC, Never Back Down, which launched in March, has announced that it had raised $30 million ($44.7 million) as of early April.

The group recently launched what its organisers say will be a seven-figure advertising buy, highlighting DeSantis' biography and record as Florida governor.

Details on Trump's fundraising after the first quarter ended on March 31 won't be disclosed to regulators for several months.

On Friday, the former president filed his personal financial disclosure report with the FEC – offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances. The 101-page report provided some new insights into Trump's finances since he left office, including his social media business venture, and last year's sale of digital trading cards known as NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.

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