Jameson
Posted on 06/18/2026 9:17:01 PM PDT by Ken H
The Los Angeles Police Department said it's investigating an incident in which an officer shot and killed a dog while answering a 911 call, which turned out to be a false alarm over a woman celebrating the New York Knicks' historic championship win on Saturday.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said in a statement Wednesday that the department is thoroughly investigating the incident, which he called "incredibly tragic," and vowed transparency.
Around 8:55 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a 911 call of a woman screaming inside a condo in Canoga Park, the LAPD said.
Witnesses and the son of the woman, however, later told ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC that she was just celebrating the Knicks' victory that night.
The LAPD said that while officers were speaking with a resident in the apartment at the center of the 911 call, a "large dog was barking by her side at the officers." The dog was wearing a Knicks shirt, witnesses told KABC.
The woman closed her door momentarily after officers asked her to secure the dog, who was named Jameson, police said. After she reopened it, the dog exited the apartment and allegedly "charged at one of the officers," prompting one of them to open fire, according to the LAPD.
Cell phone video circulated online of a woman crying over the dog's body, shouting "We were just celebrating the Knicks."
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Jameson
Poor dog. Why didn’t she secure him?
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DLM
Dogs lives matter. /s
A cop is like a box of chocolates. It will kill your dog.
We’ve got a Golden Doodle that looks like Jameson except ours is buff and tan. Friendliest guy ever. But ne always barks at people to say “hi” and it can be unnerving. I cannot image our little guy getting shot by the cops.
Jesus just terrible
In Franklin I was temporarily held for my son’s hunting rifle in back openly visible
The deputies to their credit allowed me cuffed to secure my Rott outside the suburban while they searched it and my oldest boy came to get the dog and car
Broken headlight I was unaware of rural Williamson on 840 metro Nashville’s outer loop 25-30 miles out
Judge tossed it and prosecutor didn’t protest
Lawyer former head prosecutor
We know how you play the game
And they gave my son his hunting rifle back
Good thing cause the Khales glass worth a lot more than the rifle
Damn that stupid cop.
self defense
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