GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Bodycam Footage of Lorain Police Officer Shooting Dog

*WARNING* This video contains graphic language and scenes that may be disturbing for some. Viewer discretion is advised. * (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Lorain, Ohio — On Sunday, July 2, 2023, in the 700 block of Oberlin Avenue, near West 8th Street, Lorain police officer Elliot Palmer patrolling the area saw five large, yellow dogs running loose through several residents’ yards and on the sidewalk, and none of them were leashed, he wrote in his report. The bodycam footage shows a woman trying to hold onto two other dogs by their tails, and one of the dogs named Dixie gets away from her and runs towards Palmer. He then fires his weapon at the dog multiple times. In the video, Dixie gets up and drags her hind legs until she is at the end of a neighbor’s driveway. Dixie’s owner, Tammie Kerns, can be seen walking up to Palmer, yelling at him that he just shot her dog. Her daughter, Mellenie Kerns, was the woman holding Dixie and another dog w