Cops Fatally Shot the Lunging Pit Bull That Never WasAmanda Warren Such a legend had investigators in Coeur DAlene, Idaho, truly believing in the beast which they described as a vicious pit bull, saying it lunged at the officer. The problems is, of course, that its not possible. Does the upper-right picture look like a pit bull to you? It was a 2-year-old black lab named Arfie who was described as not having a mean bone in his body. Police were on the lookout, yesterday, for a guy in a white van who was thought to be looking at children from a parking lot, after owners of a coffee shop reported suspicious behavior that they thought could be connected to a child luring case. According to the department, an officer approached the van, allegedly with an open window, with his gun drawn and he said a pit bull lunged at his face. So he fired one round into the dogs chest and Arfie later died. Owner Craig Jones wasnt even in his vehicle he was eating breakfast nearby.This still isnt even real to me, he said to KREM 2 News. Imagine finding out after breakfast that your dog is dead because you were thought to be a perv and your dog, a pit bull. This is not the first time cops have simply shot at dogs BECAUSE PIT BULL! As Mrs. Sanchez pointed out, pit bull or not, there are other options. Sadly, for Jones and his late dog, police didnt identify much of anything. KREM reports: Coeur dAlene OD leaders said the officer who shot the dog was distraught following the incidence. Authorities also said they believe the child predator who has been spotted in a similar white van is still on the loose. Are these the types of justifications for randomly blasting away peoples dogs? The word distraught juxtaposed with child predator and still on the loose. Is that supposed to make people feel better about it in their minds? If this is the typical reaction to fear for safety, where no dogs have successfully killed a police officer before, then another career option is recommended post haste for everyones safety. 