The Clayton County police officer who shot and killed a family's pet did not violate any laws or department policy, an internal investigation concluded.
In December, a golden retriever started barking and running toward an officer on foot patrol. The officer ordered the dog to stop, and when it didn't, he shot and killed the animal in its front yard, police said.
The King family, of Jonesboro, said "Boomer" was contained by an electric fence and barked when people approached. Boomer had never bitten anyone, Lawrene King, a mother of six, previously told the AJC.
The police department later acknowledged the incident in a statement released to the media and an internal investigation was launched. The officer was in the neighborhood Dec. 18 after a report of a suspicious person, police said. A white truck was parked in front of the King home at the time.
King wasn't home when Boomer was shot but said three teenagers were in the home.
The dog, she said, was shot about 25 feet from his spot on the front porch and close to her front door. The truck out front belonged to a friend of her children, King said.
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