Houston Drug Raid Results in Death of Dog and Shooting of Suspect

Date: July 29, 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
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Officers raiding a drug house entered a yard where a guard dog was known to be confined. The dog was shot with a shotgun and pistol before being killed. One bullet grazed one of the suspects.

Laredo Police Shoot Attacking Dog

Date: July 25, 2011
Location: Laredo, Texas
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A dog described as a Pit Bull was attacking two people. Police were called and officers shot and killed the dog.

Lubbock TX Family Considering Lawsuit After Pet Killed

July, 2011
Location: Lubbock, TX
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A St. Bernard was shot and killed by Lubbock police. The dog's owner had accidentally kicked down a gate in his pursuit of armed invaders who had attempted to steal his wallet. Instead of, you know, just giving him the wallet, the guy started chasing the men with guns. Unfortunately, his dog was able to get out so that when police arrived, they were faced with a very large dog charging/running toward them.

THe officer shot the dog in the head, killing him. He was shot in front of the victim's child and wife.

October 2010: Texas Police Shoot Aggressive Dog

San Antonio, Texas

A dog described as a bull mastiff with a history of aggression severely mauled a woman. The dog belonged to her son. She was airlifted to the hospital and is expected to survive. The dog was so aggressive police had to shoot him.

October 2010: Former deputy indicted for shooting death of dog

Llano, Texas

In August, a former deputy shot and killed a Pekingese who had wandered onto his property from his neighbor's yard. The dog was not acting aggressive nor posing a threat.

The officer has now been indicted on cruelty to animals.

Police shoot dog during drug raid

Lubbock police assisting the DEA in a drug raid shot a pit bull defending the property. Animal control was contacted and the dog was killed in an unknown method.

Fascinatingly enough, no mention of whether drugs were found, arrests made, if Lubbock is somehow safer from the real threat of drugs.

La Marque police officer shoot dog playing with people, hits woman

A La Marque police officer showed poor judgment when she shot at a dog amidst a crowd of people. The officer believed the dog was attacking people. In lieu of asking witnesses about the situation and judging whether fatal actions were required, she opened fire.

One of the bullets ricocheted and hit a woman in the collarbone, leaving bullet fraagments permanently embedded in her body. She is okay.

Some articles mentioned the dog was shot as well but is expected to survive.

Indian lakes police chief shoots loose dog

A dog with a history of getting loose was shot dead by the city's police chief. According to the police chief, the dog was "threatening" civilians.

Beaumont police shoot dog at park

Two dogs who had been dumped by their owner two days prior to this attack were running loose. They engaged in a fight with a leashed dog and redirected onto the owner when he attempted to help his dog. Police were flagged down. The man was able to fling his dog over a wall and began climbing the wall as well, with one of the dogs still biting him. When he was safely over and police arrived, one dog was shot and killed, while the other ran off and was confiscated by animal control.

In a strange statement, authorities claim the owner might be charged.

Trophy Club police shoot and kill loose dog

A dog who had gotten loose and was barking aggressively at a police officer was shot twice and killed.

A bit of background:
- The dogs have a history of getting loose.
- Apparently the owners just expect police to round up their dogs every time this happens, as according to the family, that's what they've done in the past.
 

Arlington police officer shoots loose dog at school playground

Two neighborhood dogs escaped via a hole in a fence.

The dogs wandered about. At some point, witnesses claim the large dog lunged at two people. Police were called. The dogs ended up wandering close to a school and, at some point, ended up on school grounds.

There were no outside witnesses, other than police and animal control, who both claim the larger dog approached an officer aggressively. The dog was shot and is expected to recover. The female dog ran back home. No word on whether the owner will be charged for the dogs getting out.

Lubbock police shoot attacking dog

A dog left to his own devices chewed his way out of the backyard and began roaming. A concerned neighbor called police who responded to the call.

When the dog began acting aggressively and attacking one of the officers, the officer attempted to use a stun gun. When that did not work, he did shoot the dog, killing him.

Ector county sheriff responds to dog shooting accusations

Here's the story: Ector County deputy enters a property through an open gate, even though he saw a dog on the property. When the dog charged him, the deputy shot the dog. The dog was still on her property and, technically, the officer did not have permission to be present on the dog owner's property.

Police shoot at two dogs

Two dogs were shot at by a police officer in Denton, Texas. One dog was described as a pit bull, the other dog was unknown. In response to which dog he shot at, the officer claimed he didn't know but "most likely" the pit bull. The dogs appeared to have been running loose earlier in the day when animal control was called. The police officer was responding to a non-dog call when the dogs approached him. Although he had pepper spray available, he chose to shoot at the dogs instead. It is unknown if the dogs were actually shot.

TX: Family grieve death of friendly dog

Police in Texas responded to an auto-alarm at an apartment two houses down from where an 8-yr-old pit bull resided. For some reason, the police cruiser pulled up in the driveway of the home with the dog. The dog got out and approached the car. The owner immediately grabbed the dog and put him back in the house.



Located only four feet away, the owner was not given a chance to grab his dog before an officer opened fire, shooting once, pausing then shooting three more times.

The dog was hit by all four bullets. At least one bullet struck the house next door.

The shooting is being reviewed.

Off-duty police officer shoots dogs

A Dallas officer will not face charges for the shooting death of one of two pit bulls. The two dogs had gotten loose. The off-duty officer's wife felt threatened by the loose dogs and called her husband. Neighbors were able to coax the dogs away but not confine them. When the off-duty officer arrived, the dogs were still loose. Witnesses claim that one of the dogs approached the officer in a non-threatening manner, but the guy shot the dog anyways.

Previous story:

Two dogs got loose from their backyard. At some point, they frightened a woman when they approached her and she felt threatened. She called her husband, a Dallas police officer (off duty), who rushed to the scene. Of course, before he arrived, neighbors had been able to lure the dogs away from the frightened woman who was never bitten, scratched, jumped on or injured.

The dogs were still loose when the off-duty police officer arrived. When one of the dogs trotted towards him in a non-threatening manner (according to witnesses), he pulled out his gun and shot the dog six times, killing her. The other dog was safely transported to animal control.

The owner of the dog plans on filing a complaint. The officer did fire a loaded weapon in the middle of a residential street where several people were present.