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Horrifying moment Florida cop shot dead beloved dog Duchess in front of her owner 'on routine house check'

*I won't post the video but it's on the site linked if anyone wants to watch it

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A Florida cop shot Duchess, a 40-pound bull terrier mix, on Tuesday
The pet ran out of it's owner's front door after the officer knocked to say a car door had been left open
Duchess's owner Gillian Palacios said the dog was not aggressive in any way and wasn't even barking
The cop has been placed on administrative leave during an investigation
Florida City police spokesman Ken Armenteros defended the officer’s actions, saying: 'We don’t have the luxury of hindsight'

A mother and daughter are inconsolable after their dog Duchess was shot in the head three times by a police officer - and all because she ran out the front door when he was conducting a routine house check.

Duchess, a 40-pound bull terrier mix, was killed even though she wasn't barking or being aggressive in any way, according to her owner, Gillian Palacios.

Palacios told Fox that on Tuesday morning, the police officer knocked on her door to say her car door had been left open.

She said that when she opened the front door of her house, her dog Duchess ran outside. Surveillance footage shows the officer fatally shooting the dog three times in the head.

The family, who were distraught after their loss, say that they were not in any trouble with the police and cannot understand why their pet was killed for simply running into the yard.

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