ROUND ROCK -- Two officers shot
and killed a dog Friday after responding to a home alarm, according to the
Round Rock Police Department.
Around 9 a.m. two officers went
to a home in the 1700 block of Parkside Circle in Round Rock after the home's
alarm system went off. When officers arrived they found an open door and
decided to enter the residence.
After shouting that police were
in the home and other verbal warnings, police searched the home. While
searching the home, they came across a 120 pound Rottweiler.
Police considered the dog
aggressive, and the dog made threatening actions towards the officers, police
say.
One officer fired once, and
another office fired six times. The dog was pronounced dead at the scene.
There were no sings of a
burglary or indications of a forced entry, police say.
A commander with RRPD met at
the police station with the home owner later in the day to explain the
officers' actions.