An off-duty police officer shot and killed two dogs who were attacking his dogs in the parking lot of a Tamarac hotel, officials said. NBC6’s Amanda Plasencia reports
An off-duty police officer shot and killed two dogs who were attacking his dogs in the parking lot of a Tamarac hotel, officials said.
Broward Sheriff's deputies responded at around noon to calls of a shooting in the parking lot of Extended Stay America Suites along West Commercial Boulevard.
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Footage from Chopper6 showed two white tarps draped over the canines.
Officials said dogs were attacking the two dogs of an off-duty Lauderhill Police Department officer when he fired his weapon.
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Witnesses told NBC6 they heard at least four gunshots and the dogs slumping to the ground.
“It was like, pow, pow, pow, pow, and then I see a woman run away," Germain Leger said.
NBC6 reached out to the Extended Stay America Suites to see if the shooter involved was a guest or just passing through.