Police shootings of dogs spark Fourth Amendment lawsuits, challenges to qualified immunity

Im really surprised some idiot cop hasn't shot the dog that was the only thing keeping some guy from going crazy. I'm mostly surprised that there hasn't been a cop shot dead right next to the dog they were so terrified of.

In 2019, Angela Zorich received a $750,000 settlement from St. Louis County, Missouri, after her 4-year-old pit bull Kiya, was shot by a SWAT team during a no-knock raid over an unpaid gas bill.

Photos show bullet holes and blood two feet from the front door, proving Kiya was laying still and not an active threat, says Dan Kolde, Zorich’s attorney based in St. Louis. “And this cop immediately unloads an automatic rifle into Kiya, killing her,” he adds.

That's just fucking evil.

This entire article is full of awful things but this is just nightmarish

In 2019, Angela Zorich received a $750,000 settlement from St. Louis County, Missouri, after her 4-year-old pit bull Kiya, was shot by a SWAT team during a no-knock raid over an unpaid gas bill.

Here's an article about this specifically.

Police Agree To Pay Woman $750,000 After Raiding Her House and Killing Her Dog Over an Unpaid Gas Bill

It turns out that code violations can result in a no-knock raid by SWAT in St Louis County, your dog getting killed, your children getting held at gunpoint, and your son threatened with getting 3 shots for speaking at all while a gun is pointed directly at his head.

What the actual fuck.

Jack is one of an estimated 10,000 dogs fatally shot by U.S. law enforcement officers each year, according to the Department of Justice.

WTF!!!