Police kill dog after potentially false reports by disgruntled neighbors.
LODI, Calif. —A family wants answers after they say officers from the Lodi Police Department tased and killed their dog on Tuesday afternoon after the dog accidentally got out.
Aline Galeno and her mother Anna Marquez were the owners of the 2-year-old husky named Enzo.
“We never put our hands on your dogs or anything. For that to be his last moments getting hurt, I just don’t think that’s right,” Galeno said.
Enzo ran about half a mile away from their home. KCRA 3 obtained video from multiple angles of the situation from surveillance cameras in the neighborhood.
In one video, you can see the dog standing before the officer fires his taser.
In another video, you can see Enzo bounce back up and is instantly tased again, with the officer continuing to hold down on the taser.
Enzo then begins to struggle as he’s dragged behind the animal services vehicle and eventually passed away.
Lodi police released a statement saying it was called out for a report of an aggressive dog that chased a family with young children and was trying to bite them.
Police said the officer deployed his taser to stun the dog, so animal services could safely secure the dog.
This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Aline and her mother say that wasn’t the type of dog Enzo was and now they are demanding justice.
"Please tell his story, that’s all I want. Everybody tell his story, spread it around, I want to get those guys fired or sued. I believe Enzo didn’t deserve this and I want to get justice for Enzo,” said Galeno.
KCRA 3 reached out to the Lodi Police Department for further comment but did not hear anything back.
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