The officer didn’t shoot because there was no dog at the scene.
A town just a few miles away from Crestwood, IL had a dog shooting by cop.
Mother ‘Still in Shock’ After What Police Officer Did ‘Right in Front of Me and My 6-Year-Old Daughter’
Jul. 28, 2014 6:23pm Jason Howerton
A mother is outraged after a police officer in Hometown, Illinois, shot her family’s dog in the head right in front of her 6-year-old daughter on Friday. On Monday, the police chief announced that the officer involved in the shooting has been fired.
The tragic incident was set into motion after police received a 911 call from the owners of a 16-month-old German Shepherd/pit bull mix named Apollo, who said their family dog was on the loose. An officer eventually found the dog and reportedly followed it back to its home when the animal “growled and approached him in a threatening manner.”
The officer reportedly responded by pulling out his firearm and shooting the dog.
Nicole Echlin, the dog’s owner, said she was trying to get her dog inside when the officer drew his gun.