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In his front yard, he says he was greeted by three MPD officers.
"I said, ‘What happened? Where's my dog?’ And immediately, they surrounded me and they said if you want some trouble, we'll lock you up," said Tavenner.
Fuck...
DC Police Shoots Homeowner's Dog
Updated: Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010, 6:23 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010, 5:32 PM EDT
By BETH PARKER
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/dc-police-shoots-homeowners-dog-071410
WASHINGTON - Gary Tavenner is seeing his dog, Gidget, for the first time since a surgery that probably saved her life. Gidget was shot twice in the backyard of the family's home in Chevy Chase. The person on the other end of the gun was a Metropolitan Police Officer.
Tavenner says the whole situation made him "sick to my stomach.” Tavenner was about 30 minutes from home when he got a call Sunday that his burglar alarm had gone off. It was just a false alarm, but police were already on their way. Soon after, he received another phone call that his dog needed help.
"The only thing I did was just pray. Let her be alive. Let her be alive," said Tavenner.
In his front yard, he says he was greeted by three MPD officers.
"I said, ‘What happened? Where's my dog?’ And immediately, they surrounded me and they said if you want some trouble, we'll lock you up," said Tavenner.
He then went around the back of the house and through the basement door. He says the dog was in a pool of blood in the corner of the basement. Tavenner says Gidget is a 50-pound Border Collie and Australian Shepherd mix. Tavenner says the dog is "not aggressive." MPD Commander Matt Klein says the officers saw a different side of the dog.
"The officer described the dog's behavior as being aggressive. He had his teeth exposed, his ears were pulled back and the dog was essentially running toward the officer," Klein told FOX 5. "It's important to remember when they're responding to a burglar alarm, they're assuming that the house is being burglarized, so the officer is already under a sense of heightened alert."
Tavenner says MPD supervisors on the scene treated him with great respect and even escorted the dog to a veterinarian's office.
Gidget will spend the next few days recovering in the hospital. The dog has racked up about $10,000 worth of vet bills. Tavenner hopes MPD will pick up the cost.
As for the incident itself, MPD conducts an internal investigation whenever an officer discharges his or her weapon. That will take at least several more weeks.
In his front yard, he says he was greeted by three MPD officers.
"I said, ‘What happened? Where's my dog?’ And immediately, they surrounded me and they said if you want some trouble, we'll lock you up," said Tavenner.
Fuck...
DC Police Shoots Homeowner's Dog
Updated: Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010, 6:23 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010, 5:32 PM EDT
By BETH PARKER
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/dc-police-shoots-homeowners-dog-071410
WASHINGTON - Gary Tavenner is seeing his dog, Gidget, for the first time since a surgery that probably saved her life. Gidget was shot twice in the backyard of the family's home in Chevy Chase. The person on the other end of the gun was a Metropolitan Police Officer.
Tavenner says the whole situation made him "sick to my stomach.” Tavenner was about 30 minutes from home when he got a call Sunday that his burglar alarm had gone off. It was just a false alarm, but police were already on their way. Soon after, he received another phone call that his dog needed help.
"The only thing I did was just pray. Let her be alive. Let her be alive," said Tavenner.
In his front yard, he says he was greeted by three MPD officers.
"I said, ‘What happened? Where's my dog?’ And immediately, they surrounded me and they said if you want some trouble, we'll lock you up," said Tavenner.
He then went around the back of the house and through the basement door. He says the dog was in a pool of blood in the corner of the basement. Tavenner says Gidget is a 50-pound Border Collie and Australian Shepherd mix. Tavenner says the dog is "not aggressive." MPD Commander Matt Klein says the officers saw a different side of the dog.
"The officer described the dog's behavior as being aggressive. He had his teeth exposed, his ears were pulled back and the dog was essentially running toward the officer," Klein told FOX 5. "It's important to remember when they're responding to a burglar alarm, they're assuming that the house is being burglarized, so the officer is already under a sense of heightened alert."
Tavenner says MPD supervisors on the scene treated him with great respect and even escorted the dog to a veterinarian's office.
Gidget will spend the next few days recovering in the hospital. The dog has racked up about $10,000 worth of vet bills. Tavenner hopes MPD will pick up the cost.
As for the incident itself, MPD conducts an internal investigation whenever an officer discharges his or her weapon. That will take at least several more weeks.
