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Laval police have arrested one woman and are seeking a second suspect after death threats targeting the force — and its canine unit — were allegedly posted on social media in the wake of the shooting of a dog by Laval officers on Saturday.

“Following all of the comments made on social media, two reports were opened after threats were made against police officers and police dogs,” Laval police spokesperson Evelyne Boudreau said Monday. “A 31-year-old woman was arrested following (online) threats that were directed toward the police officer in question … and there’s another investigation going on to try and find (another suspect).

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“The point we want to emphasize is that people have to consider what they say on social media.”

The arrest followed the shooting on Saturday by a Laval police officer of a dog at the end of the pursuit of two suspects alleged to have threatened a man and his family living in the city’s Vimont district.