Sad Story: "Austin Police Officer Shoots Dog..." (barking, training, rescue)

[lovecda]

Austin Police Officer Fatally Shoots Dog After Going To Wrong Address « CBS Houston

An Austin police officer fatally shoots a dog after showing up at the wrong address for a domestic violence call.

When police officer Thomas Griffin arrived to the address last Saturday, he witnessed Michael Paxton playing Frisbee with his dog, Cisco.

According to reports obtained by CBS Houston, the officer yelled at Paxton to show him his hands. The police car dashboard cam then caught Cisco coming to his owner’s rescue by barking at the officer. The officer responded by yelling, “Get your dog!”

Griffin then opened fire on Cisco, killing the dog.

There is a Facebook memorial page set up for Cisco here: Justice for Cisco | Facebook

Specifically, Cisco's owner requests no "police bashing" on the page. It is not constructive, and there is no bringing Cisco back. His goal is merely to raise awareness of this kind of incident in order to change laws, police department policies, and police training in order to help prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again.

[Miami Vice]

Very sad. Some people need to realize how important a dog is to his family.

[lifelongMOgal]

[WildnFree]

Its all on another animal forum, there is a petition out.

[latetotheparty]

i have been following this since the fb page was put up the day after it happened.....

there is audio from the police car dash cam... thank goodness, the camera was pointed in another direction....

it was THREE SECONDS from the time the officer first told Michael to put his hands in the air to the officer shooting Cisco..... that dog never had a chance....

[LingLing]

Originally Posted by latetotheparty

i have been following this since the fb page was put up the day after it happened.....

there is audio from the police car dash cam... thank goodness, the camera was pointed in another direction....

it was THREE SECONDS from the time the officer first told Michael to put his hands in the air to the officer shooting Cisco..... that dog never had a chance....

And yet. This kind of officer is still on duty.

[latetotheparty]

he has been relieved of street patrol for the time being.... prolly as much for his own safety as anything......

[PullMyFinger]

Domestics are the worst calls for police. He made a human error going to the wrong address. Unfortunate circumstance all around.

[latetotheparty]

in the officer's defense, it was not his error going to the incorrect address.... the original 911 call reported the incorrect address....

[Everest209]

Considering the way police have been using the shoot, ask questions later approach, I guess we should just be glad it wasn't the guy that got shot.