Eight Minneapolis police officers who raided the wrong house last year have been honored for their valor — and that has outraged a family that was shot at multiple times by the officers.

Three officers involved in the Dec. 16 raid received medals of valor Monday from Police Chief Tim Dolan. Five others got medals of commendation.

Yee Moua said her family is “a mess right now,” and her 9-year-old son, who saw the shooting, “still has nightmares and has needed therapy.”

Police entered the home in December expecting to find a violent gang member. Instead, they found a 35-year-old homeowner, Vang Khang, who thought he was being robbed. Vang Khang grabbed his shotgun to protect his six children and shot at the officers through a bedroom door until he realized they were police.

The officers, members of the Minneapolis Police Department’s SWAT team, were wearing protective gear and were not injured. But they returned fire.

Members of the family also were not physically injured. But the house was left filled with bullet holes and broken glass. Two days later, Dolan apologized and started an internal investigation to find out how the SWAT team wound up in an innocent family’s house.

The investigation found the team had gone there looking for a gang member’s guns after an informant gave investigators bad information. The investigation is ongoing, but Dolan said the SWAT officers have been cleared. Authorities are still looking into how the case was handled before the raid.

On Monday, Dolan recognized members of the SWAT team for their bravery.

“The easy decision would have been to retreat under covering fire. The team did not take the easy way out,” Dolan said. “This is a perfect example of a situation that could have gone horribly wrong but did not because of the professionalism with which it was handled.”

The Khang family was upset.

“They were outraged and they were hurt. … To this day, this family continues to suffer,” said their attorney, former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger.

Heffelfinger said family members have notified the city that they plan to file a lawsuit. He questions the timing and motives for the award.

But Dolan said in a statement: “The officers put themselves in harm’s way. They were shot at and shot and deserved to be recognized.”