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Outrage Spreads After Vernon Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog 'Hiro' Outside His Home Outrage Spreads After Vernon Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog 'Hiro' Outside His Home
Outrage Spreads After Vernon Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog 'Hiro' Outside His Home Shock and outrage spread through Vernon after a police officer shot and killed a dog outside of his home. ** STORY UPDATE: Vernon Police Release Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Dog ** The Labrador named "Hiro" -- who was previously a rescue dog with "Eleventh Hour Rescue" -- had gotten loose in the Scenic Lakes community when an officer came to help capture him late Saturday afternoon, Buddha Dog Rescue & Recovery wrote in a Facebook post detailing the shooting. Police told a BDRR official the dog was foaming at the mouth when he charged at the officer -- who was "scared …

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by Cecilia Levine