Overview
- The shooting occurred Saturday, June 13, when officers answered a 911 call about a woman screaming at a condominium on Jordan Avenue and an officer fired after police say the dog charged at them.
- The dog, a 2-year-old family pet named Jameson, was shot inside the building while the owner, Marie Marseille, and neighbors recorded her distraught reaction on cellphones and created a growing memorial.
- Mayor Karen Bass has called for a thorough, transparent investigation and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell has opened a specialized, multi-layered Internal Affairs and force-investigation review that officials say will examine officer actions, witness statements, and policies.
- A GoFundMe set up by the family has raised six-figure donations to cover cremation and pursue 'justice,' and civil rights groups and family attorneys are demanding prompt release of body-worn camera footage, surveillance and dispatch records, and the names of the officers involved.
- Coverage and advocates note a key factual dispute — police say the dog charged, the family says Jameson was playful — raising scrutiny of LAPD guidance that lists nonlethal options like voice commands, spray, and fire extinguishers and reserves deadly force for reasonable fear of serious injury, which investigators will review and that could shape policy and public trust outcomes.