“With the blue on blue damage sure to arise, maybe it was one (or more) of the cops with the couple and dog being just collateral damage.”
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Unfortunately, that is also a distinct possibility, which would cast doubts on the guys/gals in blue who are doing their jobs correctly.
...yet remain part of the Blue Wall of Silence and start every shift with the "Us against them" mentality of police vs EVERYONE non-police.