A deputy in Georgia accidentally shot and killed a police dog Friday when the animal bit him from behind, not realizing the animal was a K-9, the Paulding County Sheriff’s office said.
Cpl. Brandon Kilgore was chasing a suspect in a domestic dispute when his dog, Verro, snuck out of a police car, got mixed up and started pursuing a deputy, grabbing his leg and biting him, the county sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
The deputy shot the 8-year-old Belgian Malinois when he couldn’t get the pup off his leg, according to the Monday post.
Kilgore and Verro had worked in tandem for seven years, the sheriff’s office said.
The suspect was taken into custody after deputies tracked him down, according to officials.
The deputy’s bite injuries will heal, but Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge said the department was left shaken from the loss of the animal.
“Being a former K-9 handler, I know how special the bond is between a handler and his dog,” Gulledge said in a statement. “The emotional grief everyone is going through, including the Deputy who was bitten, has been overwhelming.”
This should at least be manslaughter, being it was another cop he shot, right?
If the mother f-ker had attacked an American national and he shot the vicious bastard, that would be five years in prison.
I guess maybe this dog could sense who the real bad guy was.
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE DOG HAS BETTER INTUITION THAN MOST AMERICANS……..
In many places killing a cop dog is the same crime as killing a cop. No charges? Does this set a precedent?
Yeah great
A pig that just shoots any dog before he figures out why
Than finds out it’s OUR dog
We paid for this dog and it’s training and support
I want to press charges
The dog funeral is going to cost the taxpayers a goddamn fortune. It will be like a funeral for a head of state.
That’s what happens when you have animals that are more intelligent than their handlers.
Damn shame the dog didn’t go for the nutsack.
Might’ve prevented any future piggies from THAT one, anyway.
Deputy in Georgia shoots and kills, (drum roll) not realizing it was a police dog (rim.shot)!
“Being a former K-9 handler, I know how special the bond is between a handler and his dog,” Gulledge said in a statement. “The emotional grief everyone is going through, including the Deputy who was bitten, has been overwhelming.”
So special was the bond that the stupid pig didn’t recognize his own dog? What a drooling moron! Too bad the dog didn’t finish the job.
And, where are the charges for killing a cop? You and I would be charged same as if we killed a piggie and this loser is going to skate..
I want our fckin money back..and i want it to come out of his ass!, restitution too
NOW!!!!
A lot of freakin money goes into Blue K-9’s