Police shooting of blind dog leaves city in turmoil
Owner launches lawsuit against police department in Sturgeon, Missouri, after bodycam video captures dog’s final moments Sturgeon, a small city in central Missouri, is embroiled in controversy after a police shooting that resulted in the death of a blind dog, was recorded on an officer's body camera. The incident has led to a lawsuit against the officer and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, which is sponsoring it. Sturgeon, which has a population of about 900, is at least a hundred miles from St Louis, where a previous police shooting a decade ago led to nationwide protests. The Animal Legal Defence Fund is supporting the lawsuit against both officer and officer.
ที่ตีพิมพ์ : 10 เดือนที่แล้ว โดย Will Pavia ใน World General
Sturgeon is a tiny speck on the map of central Missouri, at least a hundred miles from St Louis, where a police shooting a decade ago prompted nationwide protests.
But the little city, set in green countryside with a population of about 900, is now embroiled in the fallout from its own police shooting, recorded by an officer’s body camera. One recent spring afternoon, at the edge of a lush lawn, one of Sturgeon’s two police officers drew his gun and killed a small, fluffy white dog.
“It was pretty shocking for everyone,” said Tracey Williamson, who has lived in Sturgeon all her life. “We are all pretty upset about it.”
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, which is sponsoring a lawsuit against the officer and
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