Add The California Post on Google A video of a Las Vegas cop allegedly kicking his police K9 has sparked online outrage — and caught the attention of his superiors.
The clip circulating on social media shows a woman with her hands up before the camera pans to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer struggling to control a barking K9 and kicking the dog twice.
The police officer then walks with the dog toward the front of a police car and the camera then points back to the woman before it ends.
The 35-second video was first posted on the Facebook page for LVEI, short for Las Vegas Emergency Incidents, on Tuesday. It depicted a police response in the Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway area.
A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in an email Friday to the California Post the department was aware of the incident. They did not specify whether they were investigating the incident.
“We are aware of the social media video circulating on the internet regarding this incident,” the department said.
They added that the incident happened when police received a report of a shooting in the 6300 block of Rubylyn Avenue. After they responded, the spokesperson said officers “learned that a shooting did not occur.”
Users on social media have sounded off on the clip.
“Why did the L9 GET KICK WTH???????” commented Facebook user Patti Gugino.
A Reddit post about the incident captioned “I hope we can all at least agree that kicking a K-9 dog should be sufficient reason to fire a police officer,” has more than 182 upvotes and 41 comments.
“It’s like kicking your own kids,” said one user who goes by the name Ballaroz on the site.
