No, they killed your son because he shot and killed a police officer. The fact that it was a canine is irrelevant.
The dog may be a “police officer” by statutory definition, but certainly not in any sane reality. Nor can any sane person expect a human being to react to a canine in the same manner as one would expect a human being to react to a human officer.
In the People’s Republik of New Jersey, a Daisy Red Rider BB gun is statutorily defined as a “firearm”. Would you blow your friend away with a .357 Magnum if he popped you with his Red Rider?
No, it was a dog, not a police officer. A dog.