Letter: A person was killed, too
(Photo courtesy of Herriman Police Department) K9 officer Hondo was shot and killed in the line of duty on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.
| Feb. 20, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
| Updated: 12:48 a.m.
Reading the paper recently I was filled with dismay to read about the police dog shot and killed during a police scuffle.
But, hey, guys, there was also a man shot and killed. A human being. Where is the moment of pause, the bowing of the head? The acknowledgment of unspeakable horror?
Mieke Schoenberg, Millcreek
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