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© Clickondetroit.comBianca Alakson and Ryan Showalter say Michigan cops shot and killed their 10-month-old dog, Rock.
A Michigan couple is furious after police shot and killed their 10-month-old lab-pit bull puppy in their own backyard.

Bianca Alakson and Ryan Showalter said their dog, Rock, was in their backyard Sunday morning when police began chasing a suspect through their Redford Township neighborhood, WDIV-TV reported.

Police said they saw their suspect in the couple's home. When officers went through the gate into the backyard to find the suspect, Rock charged, one officer said.

The officer fired one round, but when that didn't stop the dog, he fired a second, fatal shot.


Police arrested Showalter for interfering with the investigation when he confronted them about the situation. Showalter said he was just asking what happened to his dog.

"I was breaking down hysterically in the back seat of the cop car, crying," he said

Showalter hasn't been charged.

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© Clickondetroit.comRock the puppy was in the couple's backyard, locked away, but was killed while cops were chasing after a suspect.

Friends and neighbors said Rock was friendly and good with strangers.

"He wasn't the protector-of-the-house type dog," Showalter told the TV station. "He was just the greet-everybody-and-love-them-to-death type dog."

"He was just my baby," Alakson added.