Weaver FamilyIt all started with the escape of two inmates
from a federal prison in downtown Chicago in December. A regional manhunt
included police in the village of Hazel Crest, a Chicago suburb, where cops
shot and killed a six-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. The dog’s owner said
the dog was in their yard, which was closed, while the police department said
officers feared for their safety before shooting the dog three times.
Now the owner,
Charlotte Weaver, has filed a lawsuit,
claiming that the police opened the gate to her yard, which allowed the dog to
get free. The lawsuit further claims that when she went to the police
department to file a complaint about the
opening of the gate and the shooting, she was given a citation for having a
loose dog. More details about the lawsuit via Courthouse News. More puppycides
stories from Reason here.