Family Dog Fatally Shot By Police; Outrage Sparked In OC: Report

SANTA ANA, CA — The fatal shooting of a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois named Max has triggered a widespread response in Santa Ana, KTLA reported.

According to the dog's owner, Luce Vega, officers shot Max four times and struck him with a baton after the dog ran out of the family's property during a police response to a domestic dispute at her home on Orange Avenue July 30, the report said.

Vega believes that responding officers acted out of fear, according to the report.

"Max was very playful," Vega told KTLA. "He loved kids — he would always be around them. He was hyper, happy, jumpy, and curious. He was never known to bite anyone or to be aggressive with anybody."

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