Protocol for officers shooting at an armed, aggressive suspect is to continue shooting until the threat is stopped.
How many shots did the dog fire? If an out of control dog then the officers have to protect people in danger including themselves, but who was in danger? The danger of hearing a barking dog?
Stories I’ve seen said if police are running to approach someone they have adrenaline pumping and may be out of breath and this may affect their actions.
As “...Police shootings are usually high-stress situations where adrenaline takes over an officer’s response...”
Right. That is why police shoot so many peoples dogs, even responding to the wrong address.