(South Florida Sun-Sentinel) The family of Baxter, the Australian shepherd shot and killed by a Pembroke Pines officer, has received $20,000 in a settlement with City Hall.
Owners Frank and Cindy Jones could not be reached for comment Friday.
On Feb. 24, Officer Nicholas Taber fired six shots at Baxter because the dog charged him and his partner as they stood outside the family's open front door.
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Hit by three bullets, Baxter died three weeks later.
