Incident
| Date | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Time | 06:30 AM |
| Department | Buffalo Police Department |
| Officers | Charles G. Militello , Daniel Derenda , David D. Littere , Deborah Mulhern , Ellen M. Nowadly , Leo Mcgrath , Shawn D. Adams |
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
Incident Description
On July 29, 2016, at approximately 6:30 am, Gotham was quietly eating breakfast with his owner, Mike Urban, who was making his lunch for work. All of a sudden, Officers from the Buffalo Police Department were at his door. Gotham, thinking he had new friends to play with, quietly sat, wagging his tail, waiting for a treat.
Detective Charles Militello discharged his firearm on multiple times and in an unjustified manner, shot and killed 18-month old, Gotham. Mike Urban who was standing by his dogs side was begging Officer Militello to let him put Gotham in his crate when the shot was fired.
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Help us fight to get justice for innocent angels and hold killer cops accountable
Michael Flaherty, in a news article done at the SPCA, stated, "We will go after whoever abuses any defenseless creature in our community.” Let's hold him to his word, and demand Charles Militello and Chris Ginnane be charged with aggravated animal cruelty. - Jessica Morrill | Change.org
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Urban v. City of Buffalo (1:17-cv-01096)
JUDGMENT in favor of City of Buffalo, Anthony Lapiani, Charles Militello, Daniel Derenda, David Littere, Deborah Mulhern, Ellen Nowadly, John Doe, Leo McGrath, Shawn Adams, Vernon Beaty against Jami Krafchak. Signed by Mary C. Loewenguth - Western District of New York | CourtListener