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Man killed after shooting police dog
Science Daily ^
| Oct. 4 2005
| Unattributed
Posted on 10/04/2005 1:06:48 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
Los Angeles police allegedly shot and killed a gang member after he killed a police dog that had been ordered to subdue him, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Ranger, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois was attempting to subdue the suspected gang member who had allegedly fired on Long Beach officers hours earlier, the report said.
The report said Officer Mike Parcells, ordered the dog to subdue the man who was hiding underneath a porch. Ranger died from a gunshot to the chest.
The suspect, Agustin Murguia Jr., had allegedly fired a single shot, and SWAT officers responded with a volley. The 22-year-old parolee was dead when officers reached him, the report said.
"The last thing you tell your dog is to go do its job, and he gets killed for doing it," said a former K-9 officer. Parcells had purchased Ranger with his own money from a breeder in Holland two years ago.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: banglist; dog; donutwatch; police; shooting
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I saw the officer interviewed on television. He was devastated at the loss of his partner.
To: Ben Mugged
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:09:05 PM PDT
by
wildehunt
(I told them they'd need horses...)
To: Ben Mugged
Kill one of mine I will kill one of yours, is that what the Old sergeant said in the Untouchables?
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:10:40 PM PDT
by
dts32041
( Robin Hood, stealing from the government and giving back to tax payer. Where is he today?)
To: Ben Mugged
"The 22-year-old parolee was dead when officers reached him, the report said."
What the heck are they doing paroling a gang member? If he hadn't been paroled, that dog would be alive today.
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:13:33 PM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: Ben Mugged
Good for them. "All dogs go to heaven".
To: dts32041
I think it was,"Put one of mine in the hospital, I put two of yours in the morgue."..........
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:15:43 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(In life, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you settle for...........)
To: Ben Mugged
Oh, what a shame........about the dog, that is.
To: Ben Mugged
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:16:49 PM PDT
by
lormand
(It's a long 3 hours between Rush and Levin)
To: Ben Mugged
Wasnt Ranger wearing a vest?....
Losing your best furry friend and trusted partner has to be heartbreaking...
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:17:02 PM PDT
by
joesnuffy
To: Ben Mugged
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:17:06 PM PDT
by
Millee
(As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!)
To: dts32041
Nope...kill ten of theirs...
I say kill a hundred of theirs....
To: Brilliant
Murguia had been convicted of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon and was facing a third strike, police said.
To: Millee
Ditto,
RIP Ranger,
Good Riddance to the other guy.
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:18:33 PM PDT
by
najida
(The internet is for kids grown up-- Where else could you have 10,000 imaginary friends?)
To: Ben Mugged
It is my understanding that a police dog is considered a police officer; id est an assault and battery on a registered police mutt is chargeable as an assault on an officer.
In any case, you shoot one of my dogs I'd likely shoot you too.
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:21:13 PM PDT
by
mmercier
To: Ben Mugged
Good. I hope he becomes a fire hydrant in Hell.
15
posted on
10/04/2005 1:23:19 PM PDT
by
JAWs
To: Ben Mugged
I bet he was! What a hero his partner was.
Dogs Rule!And, a comment for the gang member who was shot because of harming that wonderful dog.....YES!
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:25:00 PM PDT
by
NordP
(Must See TV - Mark Levin's Supreme Court Nomination Hearings ----- I WISH!)
To: Ben Mugged
To: JAWs
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:25:58 PM PDT
by
NordP
(Must See TV - Mark Levin's Supreme Court Nomination Hearings ----- I WISH!)
To: Ben Mugged
To: Ben Mugged
I find the holding of a dog's life and a human's life in equal regard to be profoundly disturbing, reminiscent of PETA crazies.
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posted on
10/04/2005 1:26:20 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Aren't the "reality-based community" folks the same ones who insist there is no objective reality?)
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