The Erie police officer who shot and killed a dog Tuesday night killed another dog in 2007 after that animal attacked and seriously injured a boy.
The Camera reported in 2007 that Officer Jamie Chester responded to report of a 9-year-old boy who had been attacked by the family’s black Labrador retriever. Chester cornered the dog and asked for a pole to catch the dog, but he ended up shooting the dog twice when it turned on him, police said at the time. He then fired a third shot to put the dog down.
The boy made a full recovery, but required facial reconstructive surgery.
Erie police Lt. Lee Mathis confirmed that Chester was involved in both Tuesday’s shooting and the 2007 incident.
Brittany Moore, the Erie woman whose dog was killed Tuesday night, disputed the Erie Police Department’s account of the incident, saying her pet did not attack Chester and was actually turning away from him in response to her command when the officer fired.
Brittany Moore said Ava, her 4-year-old German shepherd, was a gentle family dog who was beloved by her three daughters, ages 5, 6, and 8.
“The whole neighborhood knows my dog,” she said. “All the kids play with her. She is not a vicious dog at all.”
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