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originally, i intended to just track one year's worth of shootings. then i decided to do it indefinitely. unfortunately i just don't have the time. if anyone is interested in taking this over, please contact me at crvndesires@gmail.com or my personal email.

Kremmling resident mad that dog got shot

Kremmling , Colorado

A Kremmling resident is angered that a police officer shot his dog.

Adam Baird's Weimaraner-Labrador mix named Piston is “not a violent dog,” Baird said, despite an Oct. 15 incident when, according to Kremmling Police Chief Scott Spade, Piston “lunged” at Kremmling Officer Tom Backer.

Spade said that Backer was right to use force in that situation.

Piston had escaped his fenced-in area attached to the Baird home that day and allegedly showed his teeth and growled at a lady in the vicinity of the Mountain Dollar Store across the highway, which led the woman to call dispatch stating she was “almost attacked” by the dog, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office calls log.

After Piston had already returned home, Backer and the victim located him.

Officer Backer exited his police vehicle parked in the Baird driveway, according to Spade, and as he walked toward the Baird home, Piston jumped over the fence of his enclosed area and “lunged” at Backer, the dog allegedly barking and baring his teeth.

At that point, the officer discharged his firearm with the intent to harm Piston, but the bullet “grazed” the dog.

Baird had been home at the time, but did not see the event, he said.

“I understand my dog was out, and I understand he might have scared someone, but without him biting someone, to use deadly force I think is unacceptable,” Baird said.

According to the dog owner, Piston has never bitten anyone, although he can appear “boisterous” and intimidating.

“If he doesn't know you, he'll bark at you to protect the kids,” Baird said.

To Baird, Piston was just protecting his home and Baird's two young children, who were also home at the time. “There were kids running around,” Baird said. “(Piston) barks at people here and there but, other than that, there has never been an incident where he's bitten someone and, if he did, I wouldn't own him anymore.”

Spade confirmed there have been no formal past complaints concerning Piston.

After the shot, Piston immediately returned to his enclosure, according to both Baird and Spade.

Baird was cited for having a “dog at large” and for having a “viscous dog.”

According to Spade, the officer felt as though he was in harm's way and shot Piston to protect himself.

“Joe Public can't go out and be shooting dogs, but neither am I going to allow my law enforcement officers to put themselves in jeopardy,” Spade said.

Last week's incident echoes a similar shooting in March of 2006, when Chief of Police Glen Trainor killed a 50-pound pregnant boxer he mistook to be a pit bull in Fraser. The shooting of the dog, named Angel, in that incident similarly took place prior to the arrival of Animal Control.

According to a news report based on the police account of the 2006 controversial dog shooting, Angel had frightened pedestrians near the dog's home, and when Trainor arrived, the dog left the porch and “aggressively advanced towards Trainor while growling and barking with its ears laid back and the hair on its neck standing up.”

Because a gun was discharged, the case of Piston is now under investigation through the Grand County Sheriff's Office and the 14th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

Unvaccinated pit bull quarantined after biting man trying to protect his dog in own home in Indian River

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — County officials have quarantined an unleashed, unvaccinated pit bull dog that went through a home’s open front door and bit a man in the arm around 7 a.m. Tuesday in the Whispering Palms subdivision south of Vero Beach.

The 57-year-old man was attacked as he was breaking up a fight between the bulldog and his pet dog, according to Indian River Animal Control Supervisor Jason Oglivie.

The man finally stabbed the pit bull that ran back out of the house in the 600 block of Fifth Place Southwest.

The pit bull lived nearby. Animal Control is attempting to contact the owner to ask that the animal be permanently turned over to authorities, Oglivie said.

Currently the dog is being held at the Humane Society’s shelter for observation for 10 days to determine whether it has rabies.

Under state law, any dog that bites a person can be quarantined.

The man was medically treated at the scene of the attack and he was going to seek follow-up care on his own.

In September in Fellsmere, a sheriff’s deputy twice shot a pit bull mix and scared off two other dogs that attacked a Fellsmere man, according to a news release.

Gileerto Gomez, age unavailable, was treated at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

That pit bull dog was later euthanized, Ogilvie said.

A Jensen Beach man told authorities in September that two pit bulls broke through a screen enclosure into his Florida room and killed his cat. The owner was fined $880 per dog for failure to vaccinate against rabies, failure to license, animal not under restraint and being involved in a biting incident resulting in the death of another animal, officials said.

Police Officer Shoots Dog

HUNTINGTON, W.VIRGINIA (WSAZ) -- To say Shawn Lezu is upset, would be an understatement. His beloved dog, Bubba, was rushed to the veterinary hospital, fighting for his life after a Huntington police officer shot him in his face.

“It’s a fine line they walk," Lezu said. "Police officers can do whatever they want and just say they fear for their lives."

It happened last Thursday when police were called to this home in Guyandotte for a domestic dispute. Shawn and his girlfriend, Sherry Noble, live here -- the argument was between two family members who were visiting.

“I was getting ready to go back in the house and that’s when Bubba slipped out," Sherry said. He walked down the sidewalk like he always does."

“As he was walking, the police officer out in the yard had a gun pointed at him the entire time and when he reached the second bush, he fired a .45 caliber bullet into my dog,” Shawn said .

“My dog is not a vicious dog and I know he didn’t charge that officer,” said Sherry.

“When they shot him, that really hurt us,” said Shawn.

“Any dog owner would be upset and we understand that,” said Chief Skip Holbrook, Huntington Police Dept.

Chief Holbrook, says his officer had to make a split second decision and was justified in his actions.

“We treat dogs just like humans," Cheif Holbrook said. "If we perceive something to be wrong, we’re going to protect ourselves with the quickest means we can get our hands on."

Bubba just underwent surgery to remove the bullet that entered his cheek and lodged in his neck. Doctors expect he'll make a full recovery.

It's a tragedy this couple doesn't ever want to see anyone else go through again. Chief Holbrook agrees and offers some precautionary advice.

“Whenever you call 911, it’s a good idea to let the dispatcher know that you have a really big dog so they can alert the responding officers. Even if there’s a dog in the yard or house, it’s good to note that too,” said Chief Holbrook.

As for Shawn, as the owner, he says he does bear some responsibility.

“The only responsibility I bear is that I shouldn't have let the dog get out. We tried not to, but he was accidentally let out,” said Shawn.

Shawn and Sherry say they will call emergency services and note with them they do have a large pit bull mix so officers will know and be able to act accordingly should they ever need to return to the house.

They'd also like to see officers use pepper spray as a first line of defense on a dog before shooting it. Chief Holbrook says pepper spray or even a stun gun are more likely options when officers have advance warning.

Nanny dog doesn't like other dogs

FUQUAY-VARINA, NORTH CAROLINA

A Fuquay-Varina family says they are outraged after an off-duty police officer shot and killed their dog.

Christina and Christopher Alarie say they came home on Friday to find their 2-and-half-year-old pit-bull, Bonez, dead on their neighbor's porch.

"I have a permanent image in my mind of my dog being shot, that bullet in my dog's heart," Christina Alarie said. "It's just heartbreaking, my son's 19-months-old, it's his favorite puppy to play with. I don't know how you explain that to people, I have nightmares of it. I can't sleep; you got a cold dog lying on someone's porch."

The couple's neighbor, John Evenson, a Fuquay-Varina police officer shot the dog. He says Bonez got out, attacked his dog, and out of fear for his own safety he shot the pit-bull.

"My 2-and-half-year-old pit-bull isn't an aggressive dog, but I've got a 19-month-old boy that he plays with and you're telling me you shot him," Christina Alarie said.

"Honestly, it really seems like he doesn't like dogs, he's been screaming at our dog since he moved in," Christopher Alarie said. "My son would crawl all over him, play with him, give him kisses."

The Alarie's claim something is not right.

"You've got three kids that live the next house over him," Christina Alarie said. "You got three kids across the street; you got my 19-month-old. And you're telling me that this guy can go around on his property shooting things."

Meanwhile, the Wake County Animal Control says the officer did report it right away and they say he acted within his rights to protect his property.

"There's nothing that can bring him back, I rather see justice served the way it's supposed to be served the right way," Christopher Alarie said.

And the family says they want answers and are calling for an investigation.

"I'm frustrated, because I thought anytime a weapon should be fired, I thought there was supposed to be some time of paper work or sometime of why'd you do it, nothing," Christina Alarie said.

ABC11 Eyewitness News tried contacting Officer Evenson at his house and by phone Monday, but was unable to connect him.

In an e-mail to ABC11 the Fuquay-Varina police chief says he is aware of the shooting involving one of his officers, but the chief did not return ABC11's calls asking about an investigation and for more information about the case.

SWAT team kills pit bull: Man holds 13-year-old in home, sics dog on police

maryville, tennessee A 35-year-old Maryville woman called police after her live-in boyfriend allegedly drunkenly kicked her out of the house and then held her 13-year-old daughter in the home, prompting the SWAT team to respond to the scene.

“Not only had he locked the doors, but he took some kind of roping device and roped the doors shut,” Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp said Tuesday.

When authorities finally got inside, the man sicced his pit bull on them, prompting them to shoot and kill the dog, Crisp said.

The woman called police at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and the 32-year-old man was eventually taken into custody about two hours later at the Clark Street address. The man has not yet been charged, but Crisp anticipates that authorities will charge the man soon.

“(The woman) stated that the two of them had been in a verbal argument and he made threats, causing her to be in fear of her safety,” Officer John Foley said in the police report.

The woman fled the house, but her 13-year-old daughter was still inside, authorities said.

Police attempted to make contact with the man, who would not respond to police.

Even after getting someone to come to the home with a key, authorities could not get in because the man had roped off the doors.

“He wouldn’t respond to us and we knew he was impaired,” Crisp said. (The woman) told us there was a pit bull inside trained to be an attack dog.”

Authorities could hear the dog inside and when they finally entered the home, the man gave commands such as “sic” and “kill,” Crisp said.

“He did sic the dog on us,” he said. “He gave commands on the dog to do an assault. We did have to execute that dog. It did attack our officers.”

The 13-year-old girl was found unharmed and was released to her mother, according to the report.

Gang Bangers set pit bull on cops during a shoot out

detroit, michigan

Witnesses say two groups of young men faced off in a gunfight in northwest Detroit and several shots were fired. We don't believe anybody was struck. Police arrived and a pit bull was released. The pit bull bit one of the police officers. That is when the officer shot and killed the dog.

"I saw six to eight people ... standing on both (sides) of the street and in the street aiming their hands at each other," said a witness. "Then we (started) hearing the sirens ... There were gunshots. I saw the end of the barrel shooting across the street."

"I understand that the dog lunged at a policeman," he added. "The dog was lunging at the policeman, so they shot it."

We're told two officers were conveyed to Sinai-Grace Hospital and are not in life threatening condition. One has dog bites to his leg. The other has an injured leg, and it's not clear how he was hurt.

FOX 2's Ron Savage saw four men being taken into custody. Police are continuing to investigate this matter.