SAN ANTONIO — An off-duty police officer shot and killed two of his neighbor's dogs after he said they broke through his fence and attacked his police K9 in his backyard.
SAPD was dispatched around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 9300 block of Lands Point on the northwest side of town for a report of a shooting in progress.
When officers arrived, they discovered it was the home of an SAPD officer who is a K9 handler. He was off-duty when he said his 46-year-old neighbor's dogs had broken through the wooden fence to his backyard and attacked his assigned police K9.
Three of the neighbor's dogs had come through the fence. The officer tried to separate the dogs but was unsuccessful. He then fired multiple rounds at the dogs attacking his K9, to try and stop the attack.
Two of the attacking dogs were hit by gunfire. The officer's own K9 was also struck by gunfire. He rushed the K9 to a nearby veterinary clinic but it sadly died from its injuries.
City of San Antonio Animal Care Services was notified and came to the location. The neighbor was cited by ACS for numerous violations.
The SAPD Shooting Team and Internal Affairs Unit will conduct separate but concurrent investigations into this incident. The officer, who has 16 years of service, will be placed on Administrative Duty.
This is a developing story.
