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| Kirby, 13, a cocker spaniel retriever mix, recovers at home with owner Zach Grimm, left, and his roommate Dave Biller in Concord, Calif., on Monday, June 24, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) |
The dog, Kirby, is recovering from his wound. X-rays show he still has a bullet fragment near his spine. The 13-year-old Cocker Spaniel retriever mix was shot as the officer was searching the neighborhood for a suspect.
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| Kirby, 13, a cocker spaniel retriever mix, recovers at home with owner Zach Grimm. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) |
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| The entry wound from a bullet can be seen at top and the exit wound at bottom, yet a portion of the bullet remains near the spine of Kirby, 13, a cocker spaniel retriever mix, who recovers at home with owner Zach Grimm in Concord, Calif., on Monday, June 24, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) |
Kirby's owner, Zachary Grimm, said the officer went into his backyard through a gate. Kirby ran out the back sliding door and directly at the officer, which is when the officer opened fire.
"I don't think my brain registered that it was a gunshot really and or who'd been shot or what happened and then I heard Lloyd basically yell, 'They shot Kirby!' Grimm said.
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| In the middle of this X-ray of Kirby, 13, a cocker spaniel retriever mix, a bullet fragment close to his spine cane seen in Concord, Calif., on Monday, June 24, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) |
Investigators said the dog was aggressive, and the officer felt he was in enough danger to give a warning and then shoot.
"Even if that dog was coming at you full bore...I mean...you're just gonna shoot that thing?" Grimm said. "It's not like he...he never growled or lunged at him."
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| Zach Grimm, owner of Kirby, 13, a cocker spaniel retriever mix, stands in his side yard in Concord, Calif., on Monday, June 24, 2013 where his dog was shot by a Concord Police Officer on June 17. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) |
Grimm wants Concord police to apologize, pay for the dog's mounting medical bills and disciplinary action against the officer who shot Kirby.
(nbcbayarea - June 25, 2013) (Photos: Mercury News)
