Police Officer Reportedly Calls Dog to Him Then Shoots Dog to Death

Max, as shown on the WFAA website.



In August, police in Cleburne, TX responded to a call about 3 loose dogs who had escaped their fenced yard. *One dog was reportedly captured without incident before police arrived. *The other two were located*by a police officer, whose identity is being kept hidden by the department, who reported that the 7 month old puppy behaved in a threatening manner toward him, including growling, and that he had to shoot the puppy*to death.

The puppy*s owner received the news and could not believe it. *Her puppy, called Max, had never acted in an aggressive manner and the story didn*t make sense to her. *So she FOIA*d the officer*s body cam footage of the shooting. *That footage (which I have not watched) reportedly shows the officer coaxing the two loose dogs to him, the dogs behaving in a friendly manner and the officer killing*the puppy.

The Cleburne police department is investigating itself in the matter and hiding as many details as possible:

Cleburne police are now investigating, but say the short video clip of the dog being shot doesn*t tell the whole story.

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A statement [police spokeswoman Kelly] Summey provided said the dog was indeed being aggressive before he was shot.

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Summey wouldn*t tell News 8 if the officer in question is on leave during the investigation, or how long the investigation will take.

Summey also didn*t know how many dogs have been fatally shot by police in Cleburne in recent years.

You are not seeing what you are seeing. *We won*t tell you anything. *We know nothing. *Seems legit.

If anyone*here has a stronger stomach than I have, please share your impressions of what*s shown in the video. *Do you hear any growling? *Do you see any body language from the dogs that would reasonably be interpreted as threatening? *Does it appear that the officer would reasonably be in fear of his safety based on the actions of the dogs?

(Thanks Clarice for the links.)







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