A family in Hometown says a police officer shot and killed their dog in front of their six-year-old daughter. They say Apollo never lunged at the officer.
Saturday, Jul 26, 2014 • Updated at 10:31 PM CDT
Family members and area residents say a young dog was fatally shot by police in front of a 6-year-old girl Friday afternoon in a Chicago suburb.
The dog’s owners say 1-year-old shepherd-mix Apollo had gotten out of their yard in the 8700 block of Beck Place in southwest suburban Hometown and the family had just returned him to their lawn when police arrived.
“We were in the lawn and the cop already had his gun out,” said owner Nicole Echlin. “I tried to call him in the house and he just stood there staring and I guess he showed his teeth and the cop just shot him, right in front of me and my 6-year-old daughter.”
Family Says Police Fatally Shot Their Dog
Echlin said her young daughter “started screaming” after the shooting.
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