Q: Can officers shoot my dog during an eviction
Officers were warned by both resident's and landloRd that my dog is aggressive towards yelling and guns, sent my buddy to restrain him. A officer yelling, opened the garage door with gun aimed forword, causing my dog to bite his pant leg. Dog wa's yanked back from officer, at which point he was no longer trying to bite, at which time the officer shot him in the head. Is this legal? He was warned and entered with a gun, with no announcement, and my dog was restrained and posed no further threat
A: Yes, it's legal. The officer was warned that your dog was aggressive. Your dog tried to bite the offer and, in fact, bit his pants. Your dog demonstrated that he was a threat to the officer's safety, even though you had restrained him at that moment. There was no guarantee that your restraint was permanent and that the threat would not reappear. The officer doesn't have to wait until he is being mauled.
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