Those who are close to the family say they're devastated about what happened
Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News
Published: 6:32 PM CDT April 12, 2021
Updated: 6:32 PM CDT April 12, 2021
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police say the officer who shot and killed a 17-week-old puppy over the weekend has been reassigned pending an investigation.
Those who are close with the family and the dog say they are outraged over what happened.
"When she told me police had walked onto their property and shot their dog I couldn't believe it," Marcus Gandy said.
Gandy fostered Apollo. Around Mardi Gras, he introduced the pup to longtime friends, Julie and Derek Brown, who immediately made the dog part of their family.