Police were at the wrong address when they fatally shot a northern Mississippi man while searching for a domestic violence suspect, authorities say.

Ismael Lopez, 41, was inside his Southaven home with his wife and dog late Sunday night when officers who were looking for his neighbor fatally shot him, the familys attorney said.

It was absolutely just a terrible, tragic mistake, Memphis attorney Murray Wells, who is representing Lopezs wife, told HuffPost on Wednesday. The fact that they were on the property at all was a complete mistake.

The Southaven officers were looking for Samuel Pearman, who was accused of choking his ex-girlfriend outside of a Tate County convenience store earlier that night, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told HuffPost.