Police officer opens fire and kills dog during traffic stop in northeast Oklahoma City
Police say the dog attacked the officer during the traffic stop
Updated: 10:35 AM CDT Mar 14, 2024
Police officer opens fire and kills dog during traffic stop in northeast Oklahoma City
Police say the dog attacked the officer during the traffic stop
Updated: 10:35 AM CDT Mar 14, 2024
CRISIS LIFELINE BY DIALING 988. WELL, FIRST ON FIVE HERE IN NEW DETAILS. JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM ABOUT A TRAFFIC STOP THAT LED TO AN OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE OFFICER SHOOTING AND KILLING A DOG, KOCO’S AUDREY GOODSON IS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WHERE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO THIS. AUDREY KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA. GOOD MORNING. RIGHT NOW, OFFICERS HERE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS ARE TRYING TO TIE ALL OF THE PIECES TOGETHER. WE KNOW THIS STARTED AROUND 5:00 THIS MORNING NEAR NORTHEAST 21ST AND MLK. NOW WE WERE ON SCENE JUST MINUTES LATER. POLICE SAY THEY WERE TRYING TO PULL OVER A DRIVER, BUT THE DRIVER HAD A DOG IN THAT CAR OR THAT DOG BITING ONE OFFICER AND ATTACKING SEVERAL OTHERS. ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS FIRED THEIR WEAPON AND KILLING THE DOG. WE’RE GOING TO BE CHECKING IN WITH POLICE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SO MAKE SURE YOU’RE STICKING WITH US FOR ALL OF THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOP
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Police officer opens fire and kills dog during traffic stop in northeast Oklahoma City
Police say the dog attacked the officer during the traffic stop
Updated: 10:35 AM CDT Mar 14, 2024
A police officer opened fire and killed a dog during a traffic stop early Thursday morning in northeast Oklahoma City.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Police told KOCO 5 that the situation started when an officer tried pulling over a driver shortly before 5 a.m. near Northeast 21st Street and Martin Luther King Avenue. Once the driver pulled over, police said a dog attacked an officer.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe officer fired their weapon, killing the dog.KOCO 5 will provide more details when they become available.Top HeadlinesME lists manner of death for 16-year-old nonbinary student Nex Benedict as suicideTIMELINE: Storms could produce large hail, tornado risk in parts of Oklahoma on ThursdayWoman found dead in a Florida canal has been identified after nearly 42 yearsPolice officer opens fire and kills dog during traffic stop in northeast Oklahoma CityOklahoma family issues warning on rare, deadly disease found in lakes
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A police officer opened fire and killed a dog during a traffic stop early Thursday morning in northeast Oklahoma City.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
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Police told KOCO 5 that the situation started when an officer tried pulling over a driver shortly before 5 a.m. near Northeast 21st Street and Martin Luther King Avenue. Once the driver pulled over, police said a dog attacked an officer.
The officer fired their weapon, killing the dog.
KOCO 5 will provide more details when they become available.
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