US cop aims at barking dog, kills woman
ARLINGTON: A rookie Texas police[1] officer accidentally shot and killed a woman when he fired repeatedly at a dog that was running at him. The officer responded to a welfare check on Thursday about a woman who appeared to be passed out.
Footage from the officer's body-worn camera shows the officer calling out, "Hello. Are you OK?" The woman replies, "Yeah, I'm fine." A dog approaches and the officer asks, "Is that your dog?" As the barking dog runs toward him, the officer yells, "Get back!" He then fires three shots .
The officer, 25, graduated from the police academy in February and hadn't fired his service weapon in the line of duty before Thursday.
Footage from the officer's body-worn camera shows the officer calling out, "Hello. Are you OK?" The woman replies, "Yeah, I'm fine." A dog approaches and the officer asks, "Is that your dog?" As the barking dog runs toward him, the officer yells, "Get back!" He then fires three shots .
The officer, 25, graduated from the police academy in February and hadn't fired his service weapon in the line of duty before Thursday.
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- ^ Texas police (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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