A Kansas City man, who was busted for allegedly selling marijuana, was left heartbroken after officers shot dead his beloved black lab during a police raid of his home.
Chris Lee, 41, said he was getting ready to leave his home on Wednesday when a team of Kansas City police showed up on his doorsteps.
When he opened his front door, Lee surrendered immediately and begged the officers not to shoot his two black labs.
‘You guys win! Please don’t shoot him, please don’t shoot him,’ Lee said he yelled at the officers.
Chris Lee, 41, of Kansas City, was left heartbroken after police officers shot dead his beloved black lab, Axl (pictured with Lee), during a police raid of his home
Lee said he was getting ready to leave his home on Wednesday when a team of Kansas City police showed up on his doorsteps. When he opened his front door, Lee surrendered immediately and begged the officers not to shoot his two black labs. Pictured is Axl
‘You guys win! Please don’t shoot him, please don’t shoot him,’ Lee said he yelled at the officers (pictured)
But police claim one of the dogs, named Axl, ‘bolted’ out, prompting an officer to shoot, according to the Kansas City Star.
Sgt Kari Thompson, a spokeswoman with Kansas City police, told the newspaper that one of the dogs bit an officer’s leg and tore his pants.
‘Due to the dog’s actions, the dog was shot,’ she said. Thompson said Lee let the dogs out to attack the officers before quickly closing the door.
His other black lab, Slash, also barked at the officers but was not shot.
Thompson told the newspaper that Slash was biting a dog stick that officers used to keep the dog at bay for the police search. Officers also took off Lee’s handcuffs so he could secure Slash.
Lee contends that his dogs only barked at the officers and neither one lunged or tried to attack them.
But police claim Axl (right) ‘bolted’ out, prompting an officer to shoot him. Lee contends that his dogs only barked at the officers and neither one lunged or tried to attack them
Lee said the execution of his eight-year-old dog was excessive. Police shot Axl at point-blank range, he added. Pictured is the now empty bed where Axl used to sleep
Lee (pictured) was charged with multiple counts of drug possession, an illegal weapons charge and other drug felonies
The officers had obtained a warrant to search Lee’s Hyde Park home last week after Lee allegedly sold marijuana on three separate occasions to an undercover officer.
Lee told the Star that the execution of his eight-year-old dog was excessive. Police shot Axl at point-blank range, he added.
Axl died over some weed, Lee said. ‘There was no reason to bring that amount of harshness in.’
According to police, a 20-gauge shotgun along with a box of Winchester 20-gauge ammunition was found in the home.
They also confiscated marijuana, Psilocybin mushrooms and THC edibles.
Prosecutors said Lee was unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon because of his felony conviction in 1997.
Lee said he stole a gun collection. He told The Star he had sold marijuana and mushrooms. Lee was charged with multiple counts of drug possession, an illegal weapons charge and other drug felonies.
Lee was released from jail after posting $10,000 bond.