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City Pays Out $260k to Family Whose Dog Was Shot By PoliceChannel 2 NewsJan. 26, 2016 |
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 COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- The city of Commerce City has paid a huge financial settlement for the death of someone’s pet. The city recently paid $262,500 to the family of a chocolate lab-mix named Chloe, shot and killed by police. The payment was part of a settlement to avoid a federal civil court trial scheduled later this month. The Animal Law Center said it is the largest settlement of its kind in American history. In November 2012, officers responded to a report of a dog running in a neighborhood. After capturing Chloe with a catch pole and shooting it with a stun gun, Officer Robert Price fired five shots at the dog, killing it. Video of the event was captured by a neighbor. Read More |
