SAN ANTONIO – The officer who accidentally killed his assigned K9 when he opened fire during a dog attack has been identified.
On Saturday, police responded to calls of a shooting in progress at a home near the corner of Lands Point Street and Hill Trails Street.
Authorities say that upon making contact with the homeowner, off-duty SAPD officer Christopher Timmer, the officer reported that the neighbor’s dogs had broken through a wooden fence, and attacked his assigned police K9.
Police discovered that three of the neighbor’s dogs had broken through a wooden fence, and began the officers assigned K9, Gordy.
After unsuccessfully attempting to separate the dogs from one another, the officer opened fire on the dogs attacking his K9 to stop the attack.
Despite fatally hitting two of the attacking dogs with gunfire, he also struck the K9 in the process.
Timmer rushed the K9 to a vet clinic, where Gordy unfortunately succumbed to his injuries.
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Animal Care Services cited the neighbor for multiple violations and the SAPD Shooting Team and Internal Affairs Unity are investigating the shooting.
The officer has been placed on administrative leave.
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