>> There could be much more to this story.
I’m sure there is. There was also no explanation about how “double checking the address” fits in with “ended up at the wrong address”. The family does not look the least bit evil, I will say that much. My heart and prayers go out to the children.
Of course, but reading between the lines, they would have been better of if they stayed in Guatemala.
It could be very simple.
The residents of 123 Maple Street request cleaning services.
The "dispatcher" gives the job to our couple, along with the keys, and tells them the job is at 23 Maple Street.
This leaves our couple only with the instructions "go to 23 Maple Street, you have the keys, go in and [do whatever cleaning services].
So they very carefully check their work order, they check the numbers on the houses ... and it all lines up. 23 Maple Street.
They fumble with the keys (which don't fit), and before they can figure out that something is wrong, the resident(s) shoot them through the closed door.
And here we are.
When it's cops getting the wrong address THE SAME WAY, they break the door down, rip the place apart, kill the dog, handcuff the residents ... and then say "Ooops! My bad" ... and expect us to have some sort of sympathy for the poor cops.
I don't see how this ends up being a "good shoot".
True. The article doesn’t explain the address mixup.
But I can guess how it happened because my family lived in a house that had the same address (number and street name) as two other homes in the area. We experienced wrong deliveries and people showing up to the wrong address all the time.
So sorry for this family’s loss...