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A West Side resident and Iraq War veteran with no criminal record is mourning the loss of his rescue dog who was fatally shot during a Buffalo police narcotics raid that apparently targeted the wrong apartment Monday night.

Cindy, a chocolate-brown 2½-year-old pit bull, was shot multiple times while chained up in the kitchen of Adam Arroyo’s apartment on Breckenridge Street near Grant Street, he said in a phone interview.

The search warrant that police left for Arroyo, who was not at home at the time of the raid, lists the upper apartment at the Breckenridge Street address, but there are two upstairs apartments at that address, and Arroyo insists that police targeted the wrong apartment.

The search warrant also states that the apartment is occupied by a “black male.” Arroyo is Hispanic.

After talking with neighbors, Arroyo has pieced together the sequence of events that occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Monday.

“They busted the door down, with a battering ram or whatever,” he said. “They came in, and within a few seconds of entering the apartment, they murdered my dog. They shot her multiple times. They had no reason to do that.”

Police late Tuesday said they would investigate any such claim.

“We’ll conduct an internal investigation into any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of the Police Department,” Chief of Detectives Dennis J. Richards said.

Richards confirmed that a search warrant was executed at that address by narcotics officers and that a dog was shot there.

“They went to the correct location for which the warrant was issued,” he added.

Richards later said detectives who were at the scene insisted that the dog was not chained or leashed in any manner before it was shot.

Arroyo’s landlord called him while he was at his job as a security officer to tell him that his apartment was being raided. He immediately rushed home.

“I saw all the blood and the bullet holes in the wall,” he recalled Tuesday. “I collapsed, and I just started crying. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I’ve been crying all day.”

Arroyo’s copy of the search warrant lists the names of Narcotics Unit detectives who were looking for crack cocaine in his apartment.

“They trashed the place,” he said. “It looks like a tornado hit it.”

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"Owner of dog killed in drug raid says police targeted wrong apartment "


Question: If the owner of the dog was killed in a drug raid, who said the police targeted the wrong apartment? the dog?

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A West Side resident and Iraq War veteran with no criminal record is mourning the loss of his rescue dog who was fatally shot during a Buffalo police narcotics raid that apparently targeted the wrong apartment Monday night.

Cindy, a chocolate-brown 2½-year-old pit bull, was shot multiple times while chained up in the kitchen of Adam Arroyo’s apartment on Breckenridge Street near Grant Street, he said in a phone interview.

The search warrant that police left for Arroyo, who was not at home at the time of the raid, lists the upper apartment at the Breckenridge Street address, but there are two upstairs apartments at that address, and Arroyo insists that police targeted the wrong apartment.

The search warrant also states that the apartment is occupied by a “black male.” Arroyo is Hispanic.

After talking with neighbors, Arroyo has pieced together the sequence of events that occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Monday.

“They busted the door down, with a battering ram or whatever,” he said. “They came in, and within a few seconds of entering the apartment, they murdered my dog. They shot her multiple times. They had no reason to do that.”

Police late Tuesday said they would investigate any such claim.

“We’ll conduct an internal investigation into any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of the Police Department,” Chief of Detectives Dennis J. Richards said.

Richards confirmed that a search warrant was executed at that address by narcotics officers and that a dog was shot there.

“They went to the correct location for which the warrant was issued,” he added.

Richards later said detectives who were at the scene insisted that the dog was not chained or leashed in any manner before it was shot.

Arroyo’s landlord called him while he was at his job as a security officer to tell him that his apartment was being raided. He immediately rushed home.

“I saw all the blood and the bullet holes in the wall,” he recalled Tuesday. “I collapsed, and I just started crying. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I’ve been crying all day.”

Arroyo’s copy of the search warrant lists the names of Narcotics Unit detectives who were looking for crack cocaine in his apartment.

“They trashed the place,” he said. “It looks like a tornado hit it.”

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Meanwhile:

Cindy the Dog

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Cindy the Dog

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Cops are more dangerous than the crooks anymore.

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Richards later said detectives who were at the scene insisted that the dog was not chained or leashed in any manner before it was shot.

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Why would the dog be chained or leased within the apartment?

If I don't put my dog in a cage before I leave my home, and for some reason the police decide to take it upon themselves to enter my home, the police will shoot it?

WTH?

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Richards later said detectives who were at the scene insisted that the dog was not chained or leashed in any manner before it was shot.

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Why would the dog be chained or leased within the apartment?

If I don't put my dog in a cage before I leave my home, and for some reason the police decide to take it upon themselves to enter my home, the police will shoot it?

WTH?

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Welcome to our Brave New World.

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Richards later said detectives who were at the scene insisted that the dog was not chained or leashed in any manner before it was shot.

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Why would the dog be chained or leased within the apartment?

If I don't put my dog in a cage before I leave my home, and for some reason the police decide to take it upon themselves to enter my home, the police will shoot it?

WTH?

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Welcome to our Brave New World.

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Well, was it the wrong apt or not? what do the police say?

the dog owner says they made a mistake and killed his dog.

my guess is he is right. that makes this an even greater tragedy.

Aww, poor Cindy. She looks sweet in the picture but I'm sure having someone break down her door, she was sure to get excited. So sad.

Ozarkian especially does not like that they killed Cindy because Ozarkians first name is also Cindy. Grrr....

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Richards later said detectives who were at the scene insisted that the dog was not chained or leashed in any manner before it was shot.

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Why would the dog be chained or leased within the apartment?

If I don't put my dog in a cage before I leave my home, and for some reason the police decide to take it upon themselves to enter my home, the police will shoot it?

WTH?

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Welcome to our Brave New World.

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Well, was it the wrong apt or not? what do the police say?

the dog owner says they made a mistake and killed his dog.

my guess is he is right. that makes this an even greater tragedy.

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I suspect that you are correct. There is no mention of drugs found, and

according to the updated article,

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The search warrant that police left for Arroyo, who was not at home at the time of the raid, lists the upper apartment at the Breckenridge Street address, but there are two upstairs apartments at that address, and Arroyo insists that police targeted the wrong apartment.

The search warrant also states that the apartment is occupied by a “black male.” Arroyo is Hispanic.

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Aww, poor Cindy. She looks sweet in the picture but I'm sure having someone break down her door, she was sure to get excited. So sad.

Ozarkian especially does not like that they killed Cindy because Ozarkians first name is also Cindy. Grrr....

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The reason police once recommended a dog for security (as well as love and companionship) is that the excitement and barking can often be enough to deter a break in to your home. Statistics started showing that criminals would be more likely to hit a dog free home.

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I had friends who moved to an "iffy" area in Tulsa. While they were at work, several houses in their neighborhood were broken into. The one across the street and the ones on either side of them.

Their house was not broken into - could it have been the 2 doberman pinchers they had in the backyard?