Police Shot and Killed a Dog in Colombia; Initiate Investigation
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The Colombian authorities reported that they started an investigation, after the police fired on a dog belonging to a vagrant. What happened in Rionegro? The video of the policeman who shot a dog The outrageous event happened on May 11, 2026 in the municipality of Rionegro, region of Antioquia, where, during an operation to stop the man, he became violent and pulled out a white weapon. Witnesses say that the dog reacted aggressively in defense o…
In the last few hours there has been a strong controversy due to a procedure advanced by the National Police in the sector known as La Convención in Rionegro, Antioquia. After a street dweller was captured for attacking a uniformed man, one of the patrolmen shot a dog who was apparently owned by the subject and who, due to the chaos, ended up biting several citizens and the patrolman in reference.
A new case generates debate in Rionegro, Antioquia, after a video was released in which a uniformed National Police officer shoots a dog during a procedure carried out on public roads. The fact occurred while the authorities intervened a man carrying a machete and presented aggressive behavior. The images, which quickly began to circulate on social networks, show several policemen trying to control the subject, identified by witnesses as a stree…
The institution claimed that the uniform was wounded by the animal and announced the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
The scene occurred in the center of the municipality of Rionegro. The police attended to a call from the community, apparently because of an aggressive behavior of a street dweller. During the procedure this person’s mascot apparently bit one of the uniforms, who pulled out the gun and shot him.
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