Coverage of Killer’s untimely death continues in the local and national media as outraged citizens and commentators continue to sound off. The video clip above, from a local news station, contains graphic imagery – Killer’s dried blood on the steps of the family home and Killer’s former collar, now hung outside on a lamppost.
Mike Williams, of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, has written a column and posted a video blog called “Danville officer was dead wrong to kill dachshund.” In his column, Williams references the fact that Danville police have had problems with dog shootings in the recent past, and he expresses concern over the Danville PD’s misinformation about the case, sayng
The department’s news release made the dachshund sound like the second coming of Cujo, the rabid St. Bernard from Stephen King’s horror novel. The release said the dog could have been rabid. (He wasn’t.) “The investigation revealed the dog was named ‘Killer.’” (In the way a bald guy is called “Curly.”) The dog had displayed aggressive tendencies before to others. (Neighbors described him as gentle.)
It appears that the Danville police have every intention of continuing to try to justify the shooting, and it appears that the man who shot Killer, Murrill McLean, has no intention of apologizing.
Related posts:
- UPDATE: Photos of Murrill McLean, The Police Officer Who Shot Killer The Dachshund In Danville, Virginia
- Today’s Dacshund (6/12/06) – Remebering “Killer.” Shot By The Police, A Wiener Dog Whose Time Came Too Soon (video)
- Today’s Dachshund (6/11/09) – R.I.P. Killer: A Wiener Dog Victim Of Police Brutality?
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