Doggycide in Forth Worth, Texas

Lily Girl

I think I should consider renaming this joint Doggycide Central. I only wish it weren’t so important to raise awareness about these incidents. Here’s yet another one, this time the result of a wrongful dispatch in Fort Worth:

On Saturday, dispatchers sent the officer to the 4900 block of Norma Street to investigate copper thefts. But an officer showed up at Mark and Cindy Boling's house at the 4700 block of Norma Street as they unloaded groceries outside their home.

The couple said the officer shot the dog when it came out of the garage. The officer said it lunged at him. The couple said the animal was just being friendly.

"[The officer] showed up at our house where he wasn't supposed to be and didn't care what we were saying," Cindy Boling said. "He surprised us. Our 'Lily Girl' runs up on the porch like she would anybody... and he pulls out a gun and shoots her."

Details are sparse, including whether Lily Girl survived or not. I’ll assume – ie. hope – that she did.

(via @radleybalko)

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Doggycide Bingo Index

Confirmed hits:

Lily Girl presumably survived

Cop shot first

Dog was being her usual playful self

Cops show up at wrong address

Cops & owners disagree on dog’s behavior

Total: 5/25
Uncertain outcome. No bingo.

Tags: Lily Girl the border collie • Fort Worth, TX • Fort Worth Police Department • Mark Boling • Cindy Boling