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Owners raise questions over alleged police shooting of dog


A family dog was allegedly shot and killed in front of a 6-year-old girl by a police officer in southwest suburban Hometown Friday afternoon.
The dog's owners said their one-year-old German Shepherd mix, named Apollo, had run out the front door of their house on the 8700 block of Beck Place around 2:20 p.m. and had returned to the front lawn when police arrived.
"I walked over and I tried to call him inside. The police officer had his gun out already," said Nicole Echlin, one of the dog's owners. Her 6-year-old daughter walked with her.
"He started showing his teeth — that's when the officer shot him," said Echlin, 27. "I didn't know that was going to happen."
Echlin then grabbed her daughter, who had fallen to the ground crying, and rushed her inside.
"That's going to be in her head probably forever," Echlin said.
Hometown police said the incident was under investigation and that information about what happened would be available on Monday."In reference to the tragic incident that occurred on Beck, it would be too early for me to make any statement without reviewing all the facts," Hometown Police Chief Charles Forsyth said in a statement on the department's Facebook page Saturday afternoon.
"I can assure the people of Hometown that a full investigation of the incident will be conducted."


The dog was taken to the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge, where he died Saturday morning, said Echlin's sister Kristy Scialabba, who was at work during the incident.
"I'm heartbroken. That was my best friend. It was also my niece's best friend (and she is) traumatized," said Scialabba, 23. "It should have never happened and I just want justice."
Scialabba said police knew the dog had gotten out a few times prior to Friday, but there was no record of him harming anyone. On Friday, the dog stood his ground when the officer pointed the gun at him, Echlin said.
"(The police) haven't given us any reason. They haven't apologized. They haven't done anything," Scialabba said. "They're basically just keeping everything to themselves."
Scialabba has created a Facebook page "Justice for Apollo" and is planning a rally outside the police department next Sunday.
"We're going to try to get our questions answered as to why this happened," she said.