[Altariel]

Doesn't sound like he freaked out. It sounds like he saw a target, aimed and fired. This guy must be his hero: Target: Acquired Mission: Terminate

[Impy]

I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he with his adrenaline going during the chase saw a mean looking dog and got scared. Natural reaction but not acceptable. People allowed to be peace officers empowered with deadly force need to be cool under pressure or find a new job. I wonder if his trigger finger would have been so itchy if it was a 12 year old kid with a BB gun.

If he is as you describe he belongs on the other side of the bars.