North Las Vegas Police Shoot Dog in Pursuit of Suspect

Date: July 25, 2011
Location; Las Vegas, Nevada
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Officers pursued a suspect as he fled. The suspect ran onto his own property and officer followed. A dog was located in the yard and bit an officer. The dog was shot and killed.

Las Vegas police shoot two loose dogs

Two large dogs  were running loose and attacked another loose dog, killing the dog.

Neighbors call police who come and shoot both dogs, killing them.

Dog shoots and kills restrained dog

Here's a case of the media really over-hyping a story

We have a dog running loose. The dog is easily restrained by people in a gas station and when police arrive, the guy shoots the dog in the head, killing him (also making it more difficult to test for rabies).

Officers leap fence, kill dog in own backyard

A next-door neighbor said she never heard Coco bark or growl at the officers.

Sandra Orozco, 27, said she was awakened by seven police officers in her backyard around 4:30 a.m. The officers then jumped the wall between the two yards, she said.

Orozco couldn't see the shooting while standing in her patio because the wall blocked her view, but she and her parents did hear two pops that she later learned were the fatal shots.

She said Coco was "always gentle" and played well with her 5-year-old daughter.

De La Torre, teary-eyed and surrounded by photos of the dog, said that was one of the reasons she adopted Coco.

She remembers first seeing him at the Lied Animal Shelter three years ago. While other dogs barked and jumped for attention, Coco didn't make a sound.

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