3 Calif. officers taken off street duty after getting death threats for video of dog shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Southern California police officials say they've pulled three officers from street duty after a widely circulated video showed an officer fatally shooting a Rottweiler and drew numerous death threats.
Hawthorne police spokesman Lt. Scott Swain told the Daily Breeze (http://bit.ly/14OwxK8 ) the decision is for the officers' safety after the uniformed officer shot the dog four times on Sunday.
A cellphone video that had more than 3.7 million views on YouTube by Thursday morning shows the dog, named Max, being shot after scrambling out of a car's back seat through a window and lunging at officers who had handcuffed its master.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The dog's owner, Leon Rosby, says police needlessly killed his dog. His lawyer, Michael Gulden, said Rosby's complaint will be added to an existing lawsuit Rosby has against police.
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Information from: Daily Breeze, http://www.dailybreeze.com