Officer Detail: William Miller Jr

A Buffalo police officer shot and killed a dog during his walking detail on Saturday, June 28. The incident occurred when Officer Miller attempted to deliver a memo to a home on Newburgh Avenue near Lang Avenue.

According to a police report, two large dogs allegedly broke through a fence and charged at the officer. The dogs allegedly followed him onto the porch, where he discharged his weapon “to protect himself.” One of the dogs, named Apollo, was killed in the shooting; the other ran back into the yard.

The son of the dogs’ owner said that his father wanted the dogs to stay outside to enjoy the weather. He described the incident as follows: “Officer Miller chose to knock on the side door, where the dogs were, instead of the front door. The dogs pushed the fence open and got out. Miller ran up on our porch and shot Apollo at the bottom of our steps.”