A Henderson family whose dog was shot and killed by a police officer is disputing the officer’s claim that the dog was being aggressive and was about to attack when he pulled out his gun and fired earlier this month.

But according to a police report about the Sept. 5 incident, the Henderson Police Department officer said it was his “belief that the release of the dog was intentional” by the man who was at the house and that the dog was possibly being used as a “weapon against law enforcement personnel.”

One word — gentle — kept coming up when Rebecca Bobowski was asked recently to describe Bruno, the rescue dog she and her family adopted about five years ago.

“We got him when he was 11 months old and from the jump, all he wanted was love and affection,” Bobowski said. “He was so gentle.

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