"Border Patrol showed up at a quiet home on a fall morning just after dawn looking for undocumented immigrants. They said they had surveilled the house for days. Instead, an agent shot and killed the family dog. More than two months after the shooting the homeowner, 26, is waiting for answers and demanding accountability for why his beloved seven-year-old Rottweiler was slain on September 9 in El Paso's tree-lined Upper Valley."
"He told agents they could come in, said Marisa Ong, the family's attorney, who works with the national law firm, Singleton Schreiber. But first, the homeowner said he would put his dog Chop in a bathroom according to Ong. He pointed to agents where his dog was. Though his owner had secured Chop inside a bathroom, the dog was released by a Border Patrol agent and shot from a distance of about 18 feet, Ong told KTEP News."
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed in a statement that on September 9th a U.S. Border Patrol agent was involved in a use of force incident in El Paso, Texas. The incident involved a canine. According to reports, the officer who fired the shot fled while the family screamed for help.@keithedwards The use of force is currently under review by CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility in accordance with CBP policies according to the statement that read in part: CBP takes such incidents seriously."
Border Patrol agents arrived at a quiet Upper Valley home in El Paso just after dawn on September 9 seeking undocumented immigrants after reportedly surveilling the house for days. The 26-year-old homeowner cooperated, denied smuggling allegations, and offered to secure his seven-year-old Rottweiler, Chop, in a bathroom. An agent released Chop and shot the dog from about 18 feet, killing him. The officer who fired the shot fled while the family screamed for help. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the use of force is under review by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility. The homeowner is awaiting answers and seeking accountability.
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