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A Los Angeles Police Department officer checking on an illegal dumping report at a homeless encampment in North Hollywood last week shot a pit bull to death when the dog emerged from underneath a camper, Chief Michel Moore said.
The shooting happened at the encampment located somewhere on Farmdale Avenue at around 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 19, Moore said at the L.A. Police Commission meeting on Tuesday.
Moore said the officer walked into the encampment and was attempting to make contact with someone inside the camper when the pit bull came out from beneath the vehicle.
The officer pulled out his sidearm and shot the dog twice. The dog died at the scene.
Moore said the dog may have lunged at the officer — his body-worn camera was “dislodged” during the incident. The chief did not say whether the officer was injured.
Despite occurring a week earlier, LAPD had released no other information about the shooting until the chief’s remarks on Tuesday. A spokesman said typically LAPD does not release information about police shootings of animals.
Moore said the shooting was under investigation. It’s not clear if the officer has been interviewed yet, whether he was still on active patrol or was assigned to home. Police also haven’t said whether there was any body camera footage to review from the shooting.
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Source:: Los Angeles Daily News
