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Story summary
- Two LAPD officers drew guns and fired at a dog after the owner refused to restrain it, killing the Saint Bernard doodle Jameson.
- The shooting triggered an internal LAPD investigation and prompted Mayor Karen Bass to call for a review of training, saying policies are insufficient.
- California lacks a canine-encounter training requirement, officers follow LAPD guidelines, yet LAPD records show 32 dog shootings, down from seven in 2018 to one in 2024.
