LPD investigating incident involving dog shot by officer
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Lincoln Police Department is investigating an incident where an officer fired his service weapon at a dog.
LPD said that on June 14th around 7:45 p.m., officers were at a residence in the 1300 block of Manatt Street for a follow-up investigation.
Officials with Lincoln PD said after knocking on the door, the responding officer stepped back from the front porch, while a second officer was standing further back.
Authorities said a woman answered the door, stepped outside. Officers said that when she learned they were there to speak with her boyfriend, she left the door open while getting his attention.
LPD said that while the door was open, the woman's "5-year-old, large-breed" dog ran past her outside and charged the officers.
Officials reported that the dog was growling as she ran toward the officer closest to the porch.
According to the LPD account, the officer quickly retreated backwards, felt the dog bite and pull on his uniform pants, knocking him down in the process, before the dog let go.
LPD reports that the dog then charged towards the second officer aggressively.
Lincoln Police officials said the second officer also retreated backwards, and while doing so he fired his service weapon striking the dog.
It was reported by LPD that the officer's momentum caused him to fall backward but he was uninjured.
Officers said that the boyfriend came out of the house, picked up the dog and took her to an emergency vet.
The dog died due to her injuries.
LPD said they are investigating the incident by reviewing video and witness statements.
Lincoln Police Officers said they are trained to handle aggressive dogs and part of the investigation will be to determine if the training was followed.
Authorities said Animal Control responded to assist in the investigation.
Animal Control said they deemed the dog to be potentially dangerous, having previously bit another community member.