Dog shot when cop goes to wrong house
A DeKalb County police officer responding to a domestic dispute shot and killed a family’s dog Tuesday night.
That happens far too often, but this time there’s an even sadder twist — he was at the wrong address.
The officer went to Bobbie Currie’s home on Silva Court around 9 p.m. in response to a domestic dispute call that possibly involved an armed person, Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News reported.
When the family’s German shepherd lunged at the officer, he shot and killed the dog, even though it was on a chain in the garage. He then pointed his gun at Currie’s husband, Anthony.
“I said, ‘Why you shoot my dog?’ And he said, ‘Well, I’ll blow your brains out,’” Anthony Currie said.
A DeKalb police supervisor sent to the scene said the officer made an error.
“Subsequent investigation determined that the actual address that he was looking for was actually across the street,” DeKalb police Lt. Dane Cunningham said.
Posted by jwoestendiek January 19th, 2012 under Muttsblog, videos.
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Comments
Comment from Eve
Time January 19, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Why was the dog chained up in the garage?
Comment from Nathan
Time January 20, 2012 at 10:16 pm
So, when a “family pet” gets shot by a cop for a perceived threat – at a house the dumbass cop had no business being at – it’s just an unfortunate mistake. I bet if the homeowner had shot an attack police dog trying to rip his arm off, he’d damn sure be in jail now facing felony charges and prison time – even if the dog was in the wrong yard to begin with.
Comment from LisseB
Time April 18, 2012 at 11:55 am
The dog was chained up! he was no threat to the Cop. Sometimes I think Cops get off on doing thing that their not supposed to, because they were the big jurks in High School and when everyone else went to College they went nowhere. So, now how can they still be jurks and get away with it. they become cops! PATHETIC!
Comment from Kris
Time January 19, 2012 at 10:19 am
An”error”. Right. That’s all they’re going to call it? I seriously hope some legislation defining family pets as more than just property gets passed soon.