It wasn’t a very merry Christmas for Michel Morauw, the manager of the Park Hyatt Washington Hotel. NBC4 reports that an MPD officer shot and killed Morauw’s dog on Monday in a small park adjacent to Rock Creek Park at 24th and N Streets NW.
The officer reportedly said he was on foot patrol and entered the park “when an unleashed dog attacked him.” The officer fired his gun at the dog, and the dog died from the gunshot wound.
Morauw naturally disputes the claim that his dog, Scooby, was about to attack the police officer, though he admits the dog was off of its leash.
Whatever really happened, the shooting death of a pet is no way to ring in the holiday season, for anyone involved. Our condolences to Morauw.
UPDATE: City Desk has more on the Fox 5 coverage of the doggy shooting — which shows that Scooby loved America and apple pie and therefore must not have been trying to attack the officer.
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