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Farmville family stunned that officer fatally shot Golden Retriever
WTVR (Virginia) ^ | July 14, 2014 | Laura French

Posted on 07/17/2014 10:02:58 AM PDT by Altariel

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. — A Farmville family is searching for answers after a Prince Edward Deputy shot their eight-year-old Golden Retriever, named Party, ultimately killing him.

“The dog was at the same level of the officer when he fired,” said homeowner Stephen Carwile, and indicated that the deputy was standing at the bottom of the deck.

The incident happened June 27 while the family wasn’t home. A deputy was serving Carwile a civil warrant when he said he felt threatened by the dog.

“I come home to blood all over the place all over my porch,” said Carwile. He called the sheriff’s office after he couldn’t find Party, then saw his blood stained deck and the warrant.

“The lieutenant called me and stated that my dog had tried to attack the officer and the officer had shot my dog.”

The Prince Edward Sheriff’s office put out the following press release:

On June 27, 2014 a Prince Edward County Deputy was charged by a vicious dog at a residence while he was attempting civil paper service. The Deputy tried to get away from the dog but the animal lunged at him so he fired his weapon as required by training. Animal Control was notified seeking medical assistance for the dog, but the animal later died.

The sheriff’s department said the incident was investigated by the Virginia State Police, however a state police spokeswoman said that was not the case.

“The resident did speak with Sgt. King, who explained that the Virginia State Police cannot investigate an incident involving another law enforcement agency without that agency’s formal request, or the request of the Attorney General, commonwealth’s attorney, or grand jury,” said state police. “You will need to contact the sheriff’s office for details concerning the incident.”

Party’s owner, Carwile’s 14-year-old stepson Prescott Stewart, said that’s not the dog he knew, and he can’t imagine the dog lunging at anyone.

“It’s like a void that has been put inside of me I can’t describe it; he was just that kind of dog that if he could be human, he could be my brother — it’s just hard,” Stewart said.

A necropsy shows Party was shot twice, and died of blood loss.

“Anything after the first shot the dog was disabled, the second shot he was just shooting to be cruel,” said Carwile.

The Carwiles said Party suffered on their deck for more than an hour before before he died in the care of the dog warden.

“I know he suffered, he was trying to get in the house,” he said. “He wanted one of us to open that door and let him him so he could be saved.”

“I still have bullet holes in my house, blood on my porch and bullet casings laying in my yard that I have to look at everyday and it just keeps going through my mind without anybody doing anything about this,” he added.

The Carwiles plan to file a civil suit. They want this case investigated and the deputy who killed their dog terminated.

“I want to see him loose his job and never tow a firearm again,” said Carwile.

“I just hope he thinks about it and realizes he did wrong,” said Stewart.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cops; dog; doggieping; dogkilling; donutwatch; goldenretriever; virginia
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1 posted on 07/17/2014 10:02:58 AM PDT by Altariel
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2 posted on 07/17/2014 10:03:29 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Altariel

The family wants the deputy terminated. I reckon that would have a chilling effect on further shootings by JBTs


3 posted on 07/17/2014 10:06:43 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("The Arab Spring is over. Welcome to the Jihadi Spring." Jonah Goldberg)
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To: Altariel

And they wonder why people call them pigs.


4 posted on 07/17/2014 10:06:58 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Altariel

A golden retriever?


5 posted on 07/17/2014 10:07:12 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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Is there such thing as a viscous Golden Retriever?


6 posted on 07/17/2014 10:08:06 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: Joe 6-pack; Salamander

puppycide


7 posted on 07/17/2014 10:08:40 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Altariel
"Farmville family stunned that officer fatally shot Golden Retriever"

Maybe you should have watered his crops like he POLITELY requested? 1000 times.
8 posted on 07/17/2014 10:09:27 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Is there such thing as a viscous Golden Retriever?

Well ... they are kinda thick.

Or did you happen to mean "vicious"?

9 posted on 07/17/2014 10:09:28 AM PDT by NorthMountain
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To: Altariel

Cops are happy to have their K-9 units attack people, but are cowardly in the face of a citizen's dog.

10 posted on 07/17/2014 10:11:59 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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To: null and void

JBT ping


11 posted on 07/17/2014 10:13:43 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Dr. Thorne

Not fear.

Sadism.

They aren’t afraid of dogs, or cats, or birds in cages (for the most part).

They shoot dogs (and cats), stomp cats, and kill birds *because they can get away with it*.

If you shot a K-9 “officer” because you “felt threatened”, you’d be locked up before you knew it.

If you lived.


12 posted on 07/17/2014 10:14:26 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Dr. Thorne

This is the type of people they are hiring for police. Eventually, it won’t be just the dogs. The police are beating people up and killing at the slightest provocation.
I guess we are happy it wasn’t our dog so it doesn’t matter.


13 posted on 07/17/2014 10:14:38 AM PDT by Cowgirl
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To: Altariel

This is bull squeeze...

The police almost always USED to get the benefit of the doubt, but NO MORE!

Are you telling me an officer going to serve a civil paper warrant shouldn’t have a reasonable expectation that he may encounter a family pet? Should he also prepare himself with non-lethal repellant (pepper spay) just in case?

WTF? This officer is too STUPID to enforce the law but most especially to legally carry a firearm...

Charged my a$$... pets are becoming target practice...


14 posted on 07/17/2014 10:14:53 AM PDT by bfh333 ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: Dr. Thorne

Interesting combination of tag line and pre-judged hatred of cops.


15 posted on 07/17/2014 10:16:02 AM PDT by Dutchboy88
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Is there such thing as a viscous Golden Retriever?

No. The word "viscous" means thick or syrupy. Wouldn't apply to a dog. If you mean "vicious", probably so, as any dog can be made vicious by training or poor treatment or a combination of both.

16 posted on 07/17/2014 10:16:42 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: dainbramaged

Yep. a Golden Retriever. an EIGHT YEAR OLD Golden Retriever.
The most vicious kind.
Some cops shouldn’t be allowed to pack a weapon. Period.


17 posted on 07/17/2014 10:17:57 AM PDT by Pompah
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To: Cowgirl

Time to bring back civilian citizens groups to investigate ALL shootings and REPORT them to the public and embarrass these thugs & their superiors...

It’s also a good idea to remind them they live in our community along with their spouses & children...


18 posted on 07/17/2014 10:19:35 AM PDT by bfh333 ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: bfh333

“The police almost always USED to get the benefit of the doubt, but NO MORE!”

The police should never have gotten any benefit of the doubt *not typically afforded to any other individual, regardless of occupation*.

Period.

That is why we are where we are today.


19 posted on 07/17/2014 10:19:43 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Altariel

The evidence is still intact, ie.. holes in the house??

UHhh,, how could he have been absolutely certain no one else was at risk when he fought for his life and blasted away?

He needs to do time. Sorry for the dog loss,, but this is just way too obvious of a kid with a badge and a gun sent to do an adult job.


20 posted on 07/17/2014 10:21:41 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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