It's a community protest
outside a local police department.
And what's got everyone worked up?
Well, it's all over what happened
when a cop came across a woman who was corralling her dogs.
As her yellow lab approached the officer, he opened fire.
It's the chilling moment
a police officer shoots a beloved family dog dead,
and it's triggering uproar.
Just-released body cam video
shows the furious reaction of the dog's owner
who has just seen her yellow lab, Dixie, gunned down.
Get back, get back!
Get me a bunch of cars out here.
We got a bunch of people coming out.
You stupid (censored).
You killed my dog!
Get back!
Why did you do it?
Okay, your dog charged me.
Get back.
Within moments, neighbors come out
to vent their anger at the cop who shot Dixie,
a popular neighborhood fixture.
It was so heated, the cop radioed he had to leave the scene.
Hey, I'm boogying out of here!
It hurts, it hurts really bad.
Dixie's owner, Tammie Kerns,
says her four yellow labs ran out of the house
and were being rounded up
when a cop pulled over.
Dixie runs toward the officer and is shot.
The body cam video is muted,
but a volley of shots was captured on a neighbor's dash cam.
She expresses horror at what she sees.
(gunshots pop)
Jesus.
No, no, no, no!
Tammie Kerns says Dixie just wanted to be petted.
Instead, he opens fire at my dog.
He should have stayed in his car if he's that scared.
The shooting outside Cleveland
is triggering outrage with a blizzard of social media posts
demanding justice for Dixie.
Justice for Dixie.
Protestors outside the local police headquarters
are calling for the officer to be prosecuted
for animal cruelty.
I want to offer our condolences to the Kerns family.
Okay?
Regardless of the situation,
they're dealing with a loss of a family member.
Everybody in my neighborhood knows my dogs are very nice.
She was not mean.
The officer says he feared for his safety
when he shot Dixie.
He's now on administrative leave pending an investigation.
(dramatic music)