Well, yea. Duh! It was in his line of sight and if he turned left and saw another
dog then it also would be in his line of sight, and the other 359degrees of turning.
Dog, kid, what's the problem?
Maybe the kid was biting the dog and the cop thought he was next in line so he shot at the kid and the dog, just to be safe. Should he have shot them twice? Seems the kid is still around.