Lapd Dog Shooting Jamesons Family Claims He Wasn T Aggressive Was Simply Moving Toward The Officer

rt of a woman screaming at their house. However, the screaming did not come from any kind of danger, but instead from excitement over the New York Knicks’ victory in the 2026 NBA Finals.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department arrived at the complex and spoke to Garcia’s mother, Marie Marseille. The officer asked Garcia’s mother to secure Jameson, the family’s two-year-old Golden Saint Bernard Doodle, who was barking at them, per NBC Los Angeles.

When Garcia’s mother re-opened the door after momentarily closing it, Jameson stepped out of the apartment unit. Police claimed that the dog charged at an officer, which prompted them to shoot.

"The next thing I know, Jameson is lying on the ground," Marseille told FOX 11. "But Jameson wasn’t baring his teeth, he wasn’t growling, he wasn’t aggressive, he wasn’t barking. He was just moving toward the officer."

A GoFundme titled ‘Justice for Jameson’ has been launched for the dog.

A heartbreaking video shows Marseille sitting near Jameson’s body, weeping.

In the video, a neighbor can be heard telling the cops, "What is the purpose of all of you?"

"This is what we pay for?" a neighbor said.

The LAPD defended Jameson’s death in a statement on social media.

“The officers contacted the resident in the apartment unit; while speaking with the resident, a large dog was by her side barking at the officers,” the statement read. “The officers asked her to secure the dog, and the resident closed her door momentarily. She re-opened the door, and the dog exited the apartment. Once outside of the apartment, the dog charged at one of the officers, resulting in an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS).”

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