Nampa Police dog shooting


On February 23, 2020, at approx. 16:05 hours, an Officer with the Nampa Police Department responded to a home on S. Fremont St, Nampa for a neighborhood complaint of a barking dog. When the Officer arrived he made contact with the resident and there were two large breed dogs at the door, barking. The occupant of the home opened the front door and was not able to contain or control the dogs. Both dogs came outside with one of the dogs barking and aggressively attacking the officer. The Officer pushed the dog back with his foot in an attempt to keep it away but it charged at the Officer again. The Officer was backed up against the garage
and could not go back any further as the dog jumped at the Officer attempting to bite him. With the dog coming at him a second time he fired one round from his duty pistol, striking the dog. The shot was fired away from the front entryway and facing down into an empty yard. The occupant of the home advised she did not mean for the dog to attack the Officer and that she was watching it for a friend, who is currently incarcerated. The dog was
transported to a veterinarian clinic by private party after it was located. The Nampa Police Department is continuing to review information and video related to this incident, as we do with all use of force reports or discharge of a firearm by an Officer. These situations are never easy and is a lose – lose situation as the Officer or the dog may be hurt. Luckily this was an Officer that was attacked and not a child or neighbor walking by when the dog ran out.