K9 shot in Edmond yesterday.?

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Does this story pass the smell test?

Video says the dog was on a 20ft. leash when shot.

Wouldn't someone shooting at an officer draw the Ire of every LE agency in the county?

Possible there might be some missing information?

EDMOND, Oklahoma -

A Boley Police K-9 officer that’s only been in service a month took a bullet Thursday morning to the mouth in Oklahoma County.

Boley Police say the two-year-old German Shepherd named Emmitt and his partner were on their way to train when the officer had to pull over on Waterloo, just east of Midwest Blvd. The officer let Emmitt out on his leash for a few minutes because he had been acting sick. The officer then heard a loud crack and heard Emmitt wince in pain. The dog had been shot in the mouth.

Emmitt underwent surgery Thursday at Blue Pearl 24-7 Animal Clinic in Oklahoma City. Boley Police say eventually the animal will be okay.

If you would like to donate to Emmitt's recovery, you can contact the BluePearl Pet Hospital at 405-749-6989.

An investigation into who is responsible has begun.
 

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I've noticed while watching "Cops" (and similar TV shows) that K9 officers aren't always prompt about calling off the dog after the perp is down.

I wholeheartedly support LEOs, but it would be hard to just lie there and get chewed on. Especially if you have other options at hand.

Just my 2¢ ... :drunk2:
 

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It's the "on a 20' leash" part that I don't believe.

I don't accept that the K9 was 20' or less away from the LEO, and this happened. The cop didn't return fire ? Not a chance. The cop didn't call for backup ? Not likely.

I'll tell you what I think. The cop got out, let his animal loose on what he thought was a rural, uninhabited area. During Primitive Firearm Deer season.
1) The dog either chased a deer, and was shot by a hunter for doing so (bravo!), or

2) the dog came upon a hunter, and the dog either got aggressive (as trained), or the hunter panicked.

The cop won't say the dog was loose, that's against SOP.
 

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None of it makes sense to me..

If it was on a 20' leash, the officer would know who shot it or know where the shot came from.

If somebody was shooting at him, he'd call it in and it would have been a cop convention in Edmond for a few hrs.

It it was shot in the face with a muzzleloader, there probably wouldn't be much dog face left to reconstruct.

Chances the officer was dickin around with a weapon while the dog was doing its business, and he accidentally shot his own dog?
 
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I'm wondering if the officer was dickin around with a weapon while the dog was doing its business, and he accidentally shot his own dog?

Now, there's something I hadn't considered.

In this time of firearm hate, many of the LEOs are not as familiar with guns as one would like. A great many of them are not 'gun guys', and I have one (retired now) in my family to prove it. Could be the cop was trying a bit of informal practice.

Or, the dog crapped in his patrol car, and the cop taught the dog a lesson....

This whole thing stinks, but it's pretty much disappeared from the "news" cycle. Chances are we will never know what really happened.
 

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I've noticed while watching "Cops" (and similar TV shows) that K9 officers aren't always prompt about calling off the dog after the perp is down.

I wholeheartedly support LEOs, but it would be hard to just lie there and get chewed on. Especially if you have other options at hand.

Just my 2¢ ... :drunk2:

Arrest Subjects are ALWAYS given fair warning to peacefully submit to authority or a DOG will BITE THEM! If they resist, they are accepting the consequences by their own choice.


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Arrest Subjects are ALWAYS given fair warning to peacefully submit to authority or a DOG will BITE THEM! If they resist, they are accepting the consequences by their own choice.
That's like saying if a perp flees, he deserves a beating after he submits. And I'm not talking about a bite, I'm talking about letting him chew on the perp for a while.

When the dog finds or brings a suspect to the ground, letting it gnaw on the perp for several seconds BEFORE calling off the dog is no different than an officer beating on the suspect after submission. I know that sometimes happens too, but neither action is right.

If the officer cannot control the dog, he needs a different job. If he can and doesn't, that's brutality. ;)
 

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It's the "on a 20' leash" part that I don't believe.

I don't accept that the K9 was 20' or less away from the LEO, and this happened. The cop didn't return fire ? Not a chance. The cop didn't call for backup ? Not likely.

I'll tell you what I think. The cop got out, let his animal loose on what he thought was a rural, uninhabited area. During Primitive Firearm Deer season.
1) The dog either chased a deer, and was shot by a hunter for doing so (bravo!), or

2) the dog came upon a hunter, and the dog either got aggressive (as trained), or the hunter panicked.

The cop won't say the dog was loose, that's against SOP.
Don't know of any agency that has a rule against allowing k9's to be offeash.

I routinely do it, heck he won't poo on the leash, I've gotta let mine out offleash occasionally.

My guess is this was a negligent discharge also but I have no info to support it besides the story posted.

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