Man Sues After Miami-Dade Cops Fatally Shot, Tased His Dog "For No Reason"
19 January 2022
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19 January 2022
On the evening of October 5, 2020, Sylvan Plowright called 911 about a potential break-in at his neighbor's home in North Miami-Dade County. When two Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) officers were dispatched to the area, he expected them to investigate the potential robbery — not tase and shoot his American Bulldog, Niles, to death. In body-worn camera footage later released by MDPD, officers can be seen shouting for Plowright to show his hands and then to "get the dog or I’m gonna shoot it," as he and Niles meet the officers in his yard. Plowright repeatedly calls the dog's name, ...
Man Sues After Miami-Dade Cops Fatally Shot, Tased His Dog "For No Reason"
The federal lawsuit comes days after another MDPD officer fatally shot a puppy near Miami Gardens.