LA leaders back investigation into police killing of two-year-old dog

As the Los Angeles police department faces mounting scrutiny after officers shot and killed a two-year-old golden Saint Bernard doodle, the city’s political leaders have backed calls for an investigation into the incident. On Saturday, LA police officers responded to a radio call about a “screaming woman” in the Canoga Park neighborhood, about 30 miles (48km) from downtown, which turned out to be celebratory noise in reaction to the New York Knicks’s long-awaited championship win. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities say, the person who reported the noise directed them to an apartment with a woman inside. The woman had a large dog by her side, which was barking at the officers. She was instructed to secure the dog, at which point she closed her door, police said. When she reopened the door, police said, the dog slipped out and charged at an officer, resulting in the shooting. In a video of the aftermath that has gone viral on social media, a woman identified as Marie Marseille by NBC News can be seen sobbing and hugging the body of her deceased dog, named Jameson. “The Knicks just won the championship. We were just so happy. We just celebrating the Knicks,” said Marseille, Jameson’s owner, in the video. Marseille told NBC that Jameson had snuck past her legs and was shot twice within seconds. “He wasn’t doing anything. He didn’t do anything. I know he didn’t. I know he didn’t,” she told the outlet. …