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A teenager is dead after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot at an aggressive pit bull, and their bullets ricocheted and hit the teen in the chest.

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Deputies responded to a call after the dog bit a homeless man, but as they arrived on the scene, the dog broke free from its leash and lunged at the deputy.

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Avery Davis fled from the police twice, but as he ran the second time, he unleashed his dog and reportedly yelled, “Kill ’em boy, kill ’em!”

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The man’s attorney said this is the biggest payout in history for a lawsuit of its kind and may very well set the precedence for future cases.

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“My baby is bleeding, I can't even see her face, I don't know where all the blood is coming from, I just see a big hole in her head,” the father said of the scene before he grabbed a rifle and shot the dog.

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Residents who live with the dog said he isn’t normally aggressive, but since his owner has been out of town, the dog has attacked three people in two weeks.

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“Ultimate goal, whoever did this needs to go to jail,” said Greg Koller of the Tampa Police Department.

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The officer was aiming for a Pit Bull which was let out while they were responding to a call about an assault. And while the bullet struck the dog, he then ricocheted off of the wall and hit the sergeant in the foot.

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The man on the bike fled when officers attempted to stop him, so authorities called for backup in the form of a K-9 unit and helicopter, but in the midst of the search, the K-9 was attacked by another dog.

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The officer claims the dog came at him in an aggressive manner before he shot it three times, and even with the officer's body cam video, it's not easy to tell if the dog was “showing teeth” as the officer said.

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A Chicago woman has filed a lawsuit seeking $1.35 million in damages nearly a year after an off-duty police officer fatally shot her puppy. On March 15, 2013, Samantha Maglaya’s 5-year-old daughter was in their front yard playing with Maximus, their 4-month-old pitbull, when an off-duty police officer shot the dog eight times in the […]

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The children's aunt is grateful for the man's quick actions, but the owners of the pit bull are angry at the man for shooting it, claiming that the children are at fault for provoking the dog.

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