SAN BERNARDINO, CA, June 08, 2026 (PinionNewswire) — Family dog, Daisy, died slow death while sheriff’s deputies looked for shell casing from the shooting; San Bernadino still unresponsive to public records act requests for information
Local homeowners continue to seek answers after an anonymous San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy entered their fenced backyard without a warrant and shot and killed their dog, Daisy. The family, now represented by San Diego civil rights attorneys McKenzie Scott, has previously unreleased footage of the shooting and its shocking aftermath.
Home security footage shows a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBSD) deputy entered the family’s fenced backyard—without obtaining a warrant—at 11:55 a.m. on May 4th 2026. The deputy was aware there was at least one dog on the property before he entered, and two doghouses and dog bowls were nearby in plain view. When Daisy, the family’s beloved Rottweiler, approached protectively and began barking, the deputy shot her in the head.
The family’s ordeal did not end there. Multiple SBSD deputies and employees then again entered the property—a subsequent and continuing warrantless entry. Video footage shows that Daisy did not die immediately, and that deputies did not try to render her aid. Instead, deputies spent approximately 20 minutes trying to locate and remove the shell casing of the bullet used to kill Daisy. One deputy can later be heard callously stating, “I think he’s [Daisy] dead now,” while poking the dog’s body with a baton.
Daisy body was then taken, again without the owners’ permission, and thrown into the back of a government vehicle. The remains were destroyed before the family could retrieve them. Sheriff’s deputies also allowed the family’s surviving dog to escape into the street, where it was later picked up and impounded at an animal shelter.
“This family has learned that their dog had not simply been shot, but also left to bleed out and die by a deputy who had no business being in their yard in the first place,” said civil rights attorney Tim Scott, lead counsel for the plaintiffs. “The law protects our homes from warrantless entries like this. Daisy’s death, and the removal of her remains without permission, were violations of our clients’ constitutional rights and a profound violation of the community’s trust,” Scott added.
Federal courts have clearly established that shooting a family pet can constitute an unconstitutional seizure under the Fourth Amendment. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has recognized that “the emotional attachment to a family’s dog” is fundamentally different than mere property, and that officers who know dogs are present on a property must develop a plan to deal with them without resort to lethal force.
California law also provides for emotional distress damages when an owner’s pet is killed or injured by an intentional or grossly negligent act, and separately when a pet’s remains are misappropriated. The family will hold a press conference on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11 a.m. at the Mission Inn in Riverside to share the disturbing video and give statements reacting to Daisy’s death.
About McKenzie Scott PC:
McKenzie Scott is a San Diego civil rights law firm dedicated to protecting individual liberties and holding government entities accountable. The firm specializes in civil rights violation cases, including police misconduct, First Amendment rights, in-custody jail deaths, civil liberties, and public interest litigation. McKenzie Scott’s attorneys have has successfully represented numerous families in excessive force and wrongful death cases against law enforcement agencies, including securing the then-largest excessive-force verdict in American history ($85 million in K.J.P. v. San Diego) and the largest wrongful death settlement paid by the County in San Diego County’s history ($16 million in the Hayden Schuck case).
For more information, please visit www.mckenziescott.com.
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