Brookshire mayor says officer accused of killing dog has been cleared of wrongdoing

A Brookshire officer will soon be reinstated after city officials say he followed proper protocols in the shooting death of a stray dog they considered aggressive.

Viewer video shows moments before the shooting as officers and animal control tried to take that dog into custody on June 4 near Longenbaugh Park.

“The dog was aggressive, and so the animal control gave our officer the clearance to go ahead and take the dog down for fear the dog would leave and go to another location and injure someone else,” Brookshire Mayor Robert Richards said. “He did what he was told from animal control. He verified with his supervisor for what he was supposed to do. He did not want to be insubordinate, so he carried out the duties he was supposed to.”…

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