WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) A distraught dog owner is now demanding $2million in damages from police who killed his dog whilst searching for a missing child who was actually at home.

Sean Kendall, whose two-year-old ‘best friend’ was shot dead last year, launched his legal case this week against Salt Lake City, Utah, and its police department.

Mr Kendall, 28, filmed his tearful reaction when he realized detective Brett Olsen had shot his companion, whose name was Gesit, in the head after feeling threatened by him during the search.

Police said that detective Olsen tried the door of Mr Kendall’s home to see whether anybody was home, and when he got no reply he went through a gate into his back yard – where Geist bounded towards him.

The search was called off when the boy, a special cause for concern because he was ‘non-verbal’, was found asleep in his basement at home.

According to Mr Kendall’s lawyer, the police violated the Constitution by searching the property without a warrant – and also deprived the owner of a companion he said was more akin to a child.

In a lawsuit reported by the Deseret News, Mr Kendall’s attorney said: ‘Kendall loved and cared for Geist as a best friend.

‘Geist was robbed of the vast majority of his life, and Kendall was robbed of Geist’s continued life with him, which cannot be replaced any more than a child or other family member can be replaced.’

In an interview with local news station KUTV, Mr Kendall said that the suit, which demands $1.5million and $500,000 punitive damages, is not about the money.

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the lawsuit claims the search should never have taken place because police had no reason to think the ‘missing’ child might have been there.

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