SPOKANE, Wash. — An officer with the Spokane Police Department (SPD) shot and killed a dog Tuesday while arresting a wanted suspect on E. Wedgewood Ave.
According to SPD, the suspect, 22-year-old Trevante R. Selke-Moore, was walking his dog in the area before officers confronted him for an active warrant.
Selke-Moore attempted to escape, and a dog allegedly attacked one of the officers, prompting him to shoot the dog in self-defense, SPD says. It's not clear if it was the same dog Selke-Moore had been walking.
The dog died due to the shooting, SPD reports.
KREM 2 News received the following statement from SPD about the shooting:
Officers with the Spokane Police Department train diligently to react to a large variety of both lethal and non-lethal threats that an officer may encounter, and how to respond to those threats using an objectively reasonable amount of force.
Selke-Moore faces several charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. His warrant stems from a second-degree assault charge while under community custody in Washington State.
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