Jury Awards $1.26 Million For Dog Shot, Killed By Police Officer

A jury has awarded $1.26 million to a family whose dog was shot and killed by police in February 2014. According to a press release from the Hansel Law firm in Baltimore, the three-day trial took place in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. “The verdict sends a strong message to the police about how community expectations,” said counsel for the plaintiff, Cary J. Hansel. “The duty to serve and protect extends to our animal family members as well. Shooting Vern was senseless, unnecessary and unconstitutional.”
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