Details emerged over the weekend of a incident involving two Kindersley RCMP officers and a bull dog named Leila, which resulted in the canine being put down.

On the evening of April 23, two RCMP members were to conduct a conditions check on an individual recently released from custody. The RCMP stated while they were checking the individual's compliance, a large aggressive dog located inside the residence confronted them. The dog broke free from an occupant inside the residence and ran through the open door, charging at the officers as they attempted to retreat.

The release further details that in order to avoid being attacked, one officer fired a single round, striking the dog. Animal control was then called to the scene and the dog was later euthanized.

Neighbours of the incident said they heard the gun shot at around 6:30pm and shared their accounts of the incident with West Central Online.

"I didn’t see the shooting happen but I was watching television and heard a dog barking, then a bang. So I jumped up and ran outside since our cat was out. I got outside and saw the cops standing in the walkway to our neighbour's place, both cops had guns drawn. The dog was whining really horrible noises and I’ve never heard a dog make them."

"She would walk down the driveway and walk down the sidewalk so the odd few times I’d go over and pet her," One neighbour shared with West Central Online. "My dog can be somewhat aggressive towards other dogs but never had any issues with Leila."

One neighbour did share that one of the officers at the scene did look quite regretful.

"The first male cop then comes out from behind the fence with his hands on top of his head, and looked very full of regret. The other officer walked up, while on his phone, saying 'I don't understand how this happened."

As the incident is still under investigation, the RCMP are not able to comment further about the incident, outside of what was provided in the initial release. It was stated however, that the investigation will include an independent RCMP Officer review

The RCMP were conducting the compliance check that evening on 43 year old Billy Jo Card, who was arrested two days later.

Kindersley RCMP received a call that Card was walking down a side street towards main street in Kindersley. Card was on release conditions to be at home 24 hours a day.

While RCMP patrolled for Card he attempted to flee from police, however, he was eventually caught. Card is now facing a number of related to breaking the conditions of his release, fleeing from officers, and possession of Methamphetamine.

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