Killer The Wiener Dog. Shot By A Cop For No Reason.
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RIP Killer Uproar over the shooting of Killer, a 12 pound wiener dog, by a Danville, Virginia police officer is starting to die down a bit. But last week, Danville City Councilman Adam Tomer publicly announced his “anger and disgust” over the incident. Said Tomer, “I am not upset with the police department as a whole over the handling of the shooting of the dachshund, but I am angry and disgusted at the action itself and the way the leadership has handled it within the police department.” The strong language didn’t end there. Tomer went on to add that the incident “embarrassed the town and embarrassed its leadership … I do not understand how we have a leader in the police department who can justify this action.” Perhaps, we’ve not heard the end of this tragic event. Related articles:
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
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: North Carolina blogger Christopher Knight has posted photos of Murrill McLean, the Danville, Va. police officer who shot Killer, an 11 pound miniature dachshund. According to Knight – who simply took the photos from Murrill’s facebook and flickr pages – Murrill is enlisted in the Army and his headed back to Iraq. Based on these photographs, he sure does look like the kind of guy that would be scared of a wiener dog.  I suppose it's possible McLean's not familiar with firearms  This photo makes us all proud
(UPDATE: The officer who shot Killer has been identified: Murrill McLean, 43, of Danville.) The outrage continues over the death of Killer, a Danville, Va. wiener dog who was gunned down by the police earlier in the week. Message boards and the blogosphere are afire with questions and condemnation. GoDanRiver.com has posted a series of letters and emails to its editor. People are not happy. A few samples:
In the video clip at the top of the post, several of Killer’s friends – both canine and human – are featured, and it’s clear his neighborhood will be slow to recover from the shocking loss of the little wiener dog. Says one woman, “He’s in the arms of the angels now…” (Note: I give you about a 1 in 10 chance of actually getting that video to play.) And, finally, there’s disturbing, but unsurprising news, describing the cop’s attitude as both cavalier and confrontational. According to Killer’s owner Tawaiian Harper, Killer lay there “with his guts hanging out” as Officer McLean leaned against this police car smoking a cigarette. When Harper asked McLean for his name and badge number, McLean refused.  Killer was gunned down in the road by a Danville, Va. police officer (Richmond Times Dispatch) Shocking and disturbing news today from the United States, where, Killer, an 11 year-old miniature dachshund, died after being gunned down in the street by a Danville, Virginia police officer. According to Police Chief Philip Broadfoot, the unnamed officer who pulled the trigger was serving warrants to Killer’s neighbors when he “was surprised by a growling dog running through the yard directly at him from the rear, leaving him with just seconds to consider his options.” Broadfoot went on to add that those options included distracting the dog, using a baton, pepper spray, or, of course, a sidearm. Apparently common sense is not an option available to Danville police officers. It’s an 11 year-old miniature wiener dog attacking a grown man police officer! Just grab it by the back of the neck perhaps. According to neighbors, Killer was a mild-mannered house dog. “He just kind of walked up and down the neighborhood and didn’t bother anybody,” said one neighbor. The officer and his supervisor both expressed remorse over the death, but that won’t bring killer back. When Killer’s owner, Tawaiin Harper, was asked if he’d consider getting another dog, he replied, “You can’t replace Killer. He’s one of a kind. I’m still trying to soak it in because the dog had been with us so long. He was a family member. They took a family member away.” The Danville police department‘s phone number is (434) 799-6510 and their email address is danvillepd@ci.danville.va.us The address: |
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