OH - Police officer Elliot Palmer investigated for shooting laborador retriever which ran at him - July 5, 2023

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Lorain police officer under investigation following shooting of dog (UPDATED)

A Lorain police officer is under investigation following a shooting July 2 of a dog at the corner of Eighth Street and Oberlin Avenue. Three and a half-year-old Dixie, a Labrador retriever mix, esc…

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A Lorain police officer is under investigation following a shooting July 2 of a dog at the corner of Eighth Street and Oberlin Avenue.

Around 1 p.m., Officer Elliot Palmer arrived to the corner of Eighth Street and Oberlin Avenue following up a previous call about a dog bite.

Brittany Kaspirek, daughter of dog owner Tammie Kerns, said Dixie had gotten out and the officer called her toward him.

Kaspirek said that while the officer was about 25 feet away, he pulled out his gun and shot the dog once in the leg.

As she began trying to run away, the officer shot the dog three more times on the sidewalk, the woman said.

The dog died on the sidewalk.

 

[SusanDonim]

Please be warned the video in the article is graphic. I feel a bit sick now.

 

[MAHBOOBOO]

Well, Dixie who is mostly, though not pure Lab from her close-ups (probably also a little husky and pit, from the markings, ears and tail), was struggling to get away from her owners while barking at the officer and then did break away and charge directly at him. It did look like that dog intended to attack the officer. Some people are afraid of dogs and they have the right to feel that way. It's our job as responsible dog owners to not let our dogs get in that situation.

I'm not sure he shot the dog multiple times; maybe it just took a couple seconds for the first shot to affect the spine. I'd like to get some kind of official record for that, coming from someone other than just the owner. Nowhere on that vid does it show him calling the dog he shot to him. Here's mine.