WARNING: Graphic bodycam video shows moments before police officer shoots dog
The police department says the officer was justified
The police department says the officer was justified
The police department says the officer was justified
WARNING: This video may be considered graphic to some viewers.
Oklahoma police released a bodycam video showing events leading up to an officer shooting and killing a dog.
According to police, officers responded to several reports of a dog chasing children in a n Oklahoma neighborhood. When they arrived, the dog approached an officer.
Police on Thursday released a bodycam video taken during the incident to KOCO 5. In the video, officers can be heard telling a man at the dog owner’s home to stop the dog from running around loose.The dog can be seen in the video approaching a pedestrian. The officer then yelled at the man again to get the dog.
When the dog began approaching the officer, the officer fired a shot, killing the dog.
The dog owner said she did not know the dog was running loose until she heard the gunshot. She was later arrested for threatening an officer.
Police told KOCO 5 that the officer was justified in the shooting.