From one of the comments;
This just in from a witness of the apartment complex: The owner of the dog, which was an Iraqi soldier, was told by his superiors that he needed to get a dog to help him with his psychological situation. Regardless of any criminal acts that may have taken place in that apartment, this dog was obtained and became part of the family for the sole purpose of helping one of our men that went to battle for our country. He needed the dog to help him get back to normality and the dog needed him as well. He was a very loving natured dog and was NOT aggressive in any way. If frightened, he would most likely have ran. There were 3 shots fired in the apartment and all 3 shots hit the dog. The shells remain in the apartment to prove this fact, and there are all kinds of witnesses to relay the same. Mr. Richard, you want facts, talk to some of these folks. And on another note, this poor dog was serving this young man to help him in the real world. Now, what was to happen if the drug force had brought in a K-9 unit and somebody just so happened to have shot one of their dogs and killed it. They would be charged for murder! These cops are not above the law! And Ms. Ana, I don’t care if it was your birthday, nobody deserves this kind of justice-—unless you were the dog. Signed, Lesa Rasbury and Nesa Tucker.
I've said this very same thing time and time again. If you shoot a police K9, you would be charged with murder and be up against the same charges as if you shot a human cop.
On the other hand, cops shoot the family dog and there are no charges and the investigation is closed quick. The family dog is considered a member of the family, and in my opinion, the shooter should be investigated as if they took a human life.
Our society is so f'd up.