[VIDEO] Police Officer Shoots A Dog Dead At Boy's Birthday Party
A police officer is in the middle of a debate after he chose to shoot and kill a black Labrador right after a boy’s birthday party was celebrated.
By Sadho Ram — 12 Feb 2014, 05:00 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A dog-owner is alleging a trigger-happy officer shot his dog on Saturday outside his home, however, the police say that the dog was aggressive and had to be euthanised
Officer Tarek Hassani came to the home of pet owner Rick Clubb after receiving reports of multiple dogs running around the neighborhood, according to Magic Valley News.
The son of the dog owner was winding down his 9th birthday celebration when Officer Tarek Hassani of the Filer Police Department arrived on the scene. Footage from the police car’s dashcam captures the entire event — the officer yells and and kicks at the barking dogs, approaches one, and shoots it.
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Clubb, who owns the dogs, can be heard yelling at Officer Hassani after he opens the door - the conversation continues after Clubb seems to settle down and the officer proceeds to explain to the man why he shot the retriever, whose name was "Hooch."
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WATCH the police department’s video of the shooting — from Hassani’s dashboard-mounted camera:
After shooting the dog when Hassani finally approaches Clubb's home, the two men have a heated exchange
"I just shot your dog because it tried to bite me," Hassani yells. "I come here for a f***ing call and it tried to bite me!"
"No it didn't!" Clubb yells back. "It don't bite nobody!"
Hassani eventually suggests the two "start all over" and calm down.
"The last time I got bit I ended up in the ER and had to get stitches in my hand," the officer explains. "I'm not gonna get bit again."
The officer then informs Clubb that the dog is most likely dead, and apologizes for shooting it.
"I am sorry I shot your dog. I love dogs, but I'm not gonna be bit again."
nydailynews.comThe dog was a 7-year-old labrador named Hooch; he was trained to help his owner, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease
“I just think there was other ways to handle it besides shooting my dog and firing a gun right in my front yard when we were having a birthday party and there were kids around,” Clubb told KMVT.
Rick Clubb shows where his black labrador "Hooch" was shot by a Filer police officer on Saturday.
Image via townnews.comThe policeman reportedly claims the dog was acting aggressively and needed to be put down, while owner Rick Clubb thinks the officer was just trigger happy.
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Clubb, who was ticketed for allowing his dogs to run around the neighborhood unrestrained, said he plans to sue the department
"Maybe I deserve a ticket, but I don't deserve a dead dog," he said.
Filer Police Chief Tim Reeves has sided with his officer's actions, citing safety concerns for Hassani. "My decision was that [Hassani] did a good job and he was totally justified in putting the dog down," Reeves said.
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