Overview
- The shooting occurred Saturday, June 13, when officers responded to a welfare check in a Canoga Park apartment and an officer fired four times, killing a 2‑year‑old Bernedoodle named Jameson.
- The Los Angeles Police Department released stitched body‑camera footage showing the dog running toward officers and the officer firing four shots, which intensified public scrutiny of the encounter.
- LAPD says the dog charged at an officer before shots were fired while the dog’s family and their attorney dispute that Jameson posed an imminent threat and say the footage shows no justification for lethal force.
- The department’s Force Investigation Division is conducting an internal review and the Office of the Inspector General is doing an independent review, with findings to be forwarded to the civilian Board of Police Commissioners.
- The shooting has prompted calls for policy and training changes, raised more than $200,000 in public donations for the family, and led the family to retain counsel and consider legal action.