November 20 2016 CBS Denver 7 Dog Owner Outraged After Viewing Police Video Of Shooting
Channel: The Piccone Law Firm, LLC
Date: 2017-01-13

Rios said that she was angered by what she saw and heard in the video.

“It just angers me the way (the officers) talked about (the dog); the way they joked about him; the way he ran off in pain screaming” Rios said. “And he was just wagging his tail at them the whole time he was shot.”

Juliet Piccone, an animal attorney representing Rios said that she wished police would have handled the situation differently. Specifically, she believed that police officers should have allowed animal control to handle the dogs. She also felt that officers could benefit from additional animal training. She did not believe that the use of deadly force was necessary.

“The police department as a whole needs to have their culture changed,” Piccone said. “These (dogs) are not target practice for you; these are family members.”

In a previous interview, an Aurora police spokesperson indicated that officers on scene were doing their job in protecting the public and themselves from the dogs’ aggressive behaviors.