Another dog bit the dust in Atlanta on July 10. Darryl Vinson and Vanessa Outzs got into an argument which became somewhat physical, and the police were called:

According to Vinson, Ruckus tried to leave the room through the garage, and Vinson said he told the officers the dog isn’t aggressive and wouldn’t bite or harm. The first officer walked past Ruckus, but the second officer opened fire, killing the dog, he said.

“He never barked or showed aggressive tendencies toward the officers,” Vinson said. “If my dog jumped or bit the officers, I’d completely understand. But he was just a good dog.”

Cobb County Police Spokesman Joe Hernandez said in a statement released Wednesday that officers heard loud barking from inside the apartment and the dog “made aggressive movements towards an officer on-scene.”

Hernandez said the officer “took steps towards stopping the dog, but those attempts failed.”

It’s unclear what steps the officer may have taken. The incident report does not indicate whether the dog was acting aggressively. The report states the “100-pound pit bull ran into the garage and was shot three times” by an officer.

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He purchased Ruckus for $2,500 from a breeder less than a year ago and said the dog had successfully completed obedience training through area pet stores. Ruckus would have turned 1 on Monday.

“As a police officer, he should’ve recognized the dog [wasn’t being aggressive.] But he just started shooting. It happened so fast.”

Atlanta Journal & Constitution: Owner, police disagree on whether shooting of dog justified

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