The officer involved in the killing of Merrick the dog has been absolved of any wrongdoing.

A video of a police officer running over Merrick three times before shooting the dog, was posted on social media last year and became a national story.

David Sutherland, the father of Merrick’s owner Karen Sutherland, told Simcoe.com the family received a report from the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) dated June 14.

“Apparently there wasn’t enough evidence to follow up,” he said.

According to Sutherland, the report said investigators interviewed several witnesses before coming to a conclusion.

He disputes the report and said the family is considering further action.

“It’s just made the whole family totally upset again,” he said.

The OIPRD investigated the incident after more than 50 complaints were filed related to how the police officer killed the dog in a public street. The result of the report was only distributed to Collingwood OPP and Sutherland. A request from Simcoe.com to obtain a copy of the report was denied.

Merrick was killed when an officer or officers responded to a call from a resident reporting what he or she thought was a coyote on Seventh Street in Collingwood Oct. 19, 2015 around 10:30 p.m. Based on the video footage shot by a neighbour of the police responding, the officer or officers ran over the dog three times before exiting the vehicle and shooting the dog.

Neighbours took a video of the incident, which went viral on social media. OPP stated it was only after the animal was dead they discovered the “coyote” was actually 21-year-old shepherd mix dog.