3) OUGHT TO have been followed by 4) Owner refuses to let dog out of yard (and maybe, owner calls dog into house). Don’t yield an inch to the dogshooters.
Presumably, the owner was ignorant of the urge some cops have to shoot dogs.
In hindsight, the dog should have been brought inside (assuming no cops were therein), but hindsight won’t bring the dog back.
It seems the whole neighborhood got an education on their local Agents of the State.
Suppose this will chill future cooperation with the local police department should anything else happen in the neighborhood?