Roommates who sued a Maryland county Monday claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized.

The dog, a boxer mix named Hennessey, did not attack the three officers who entered the apartment before two of them shot the animal with their firearms and the third fired a stun gun at it, according to the federal lawsuit.

The lawsuit seeks at least $16 million in damages over the June 2, 2021 encounter, which started with Prince George’s County police officers responding to a report of a dog bite at an apartment complex where the four plaintiffs lived. What happened next was captured on police body camera video and video from a plaintiff’s cellphone.

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      11 months ago

      oh wow, can’t form a logical retort, better get out the ol’ ad hominem! what a spectacular failure of a person you are. I pity your family

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        11 months ago

        You’re praising someone’s dog getting killed illegally lol. I’d pity your family, but I’m sure they already distanced themselves from the disappointment that is you. Try not to lick any more boots today dipshit lmao

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          holy shit you’re stupid. show me where I praise the situation numbnuts. I know you’re reading comprehension skills are woefully underdeveloped, but at least try to sound out all the big 2 syllable words with a teacher before replying, k?