UPDATE: On January 6, I posted a video showing Wake County (NC) Deputy Andrew Deras walking up to the front door of the Briggs family’s home. Nobody answers the door, so he just lets himself in and begins to look around. About a minute later, shots ring out from inside the house. He shot the family dog. Mr. Briggs was at work. Mrs. Briggs was out of town. Their 4 kids were at school. It was just Zelda, the family’s beloved Belgian Malinois, being a good girl, doing her job protecting their home from armed intruders. Zelda didn’t make it. After my video was published, it ended up making the local news in North Carolina, and resulting in a response from the Wake County Sheriff’s Department. Unbelievably, Deputy Deras seems to have completely disappeared.
Original Video: https://youtu.be/2n4SEG6k34I?si=Ue4V04DGV9HqFym7
Details: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2026/01/15/my-video-made-the-tv-news-in-nc-county-responds-officer-disappears/
Updated Media Report: https://youtu.be/DTFOYc9v9Zk?si=y8enYBoEG_Tq5X6f
Details from original video: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2026/01/06/cop-walks-in-familys-home-shoots-their-dog-then-lies-about-it/
Raw home surveillance footage: https://youtu.be/861MkCBBXAw
Raw Bodycam from one of the officers (not the shooter): https://youtu.be/JKIkQL9rUOk
Raw Bodycam from another officer (also not the shooter): https://youtu.be/G9lPbVDvH7Q
Raw home surveillance footage showing Paul Briggs leaving the home about an hour earlier: https://youtu.be/ogfn1SolQbY
Original Media Report: https://youtu.be/VWqcp3oEPXY?si=-3H3T5m0wsMXqWBe
Wake County, NC Sheriff’s Office: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/sheriffs-office-willie-rowe-sheriff
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I forgot how many barks I heard but it was around 36 times.
He could not have knocked as hard as he did on that door if it were opened any at all. It would have swung wide open if he had hit it that hard…it didn't..the last 2 hits was just as hard as the first hit.😮
👏👏👏 I have no words. 👍👍👍
All should get fired, period!
That cops fellow officer,said he did the right thing. That couldn't be further from the truth!!
Its crazy how politicians and especially the police always try to blatantly lie to the public as if there isn't video and auto recordings where we watched and listened to the whole incident with our own eyes and ears. Until we start holding them accountable they will just keep treating us like we're stupid.
Will they sue these scumbags?
A coverup for sure! The people who are on that arrest report that he did in December need to be released and have the arrest records expunged. Crooked cops give all of us law enforcement officers a bad name. This miserable excuse of human flesh should not only be in jail for falsifying a report but he is a candidate for the Brady list! He can never be trusted again as he lied about the complete story from knocking on a closed door and then illegally entering the house with no probable cause!
He’s so dumb
I didn’t hear no dog barking over and over again
How dare he enters the home!!! No I NEVER heard him barking ( NON-STOP)
Why are cops above the law? It's this type of idiot cop that allowed defund police to gain traction.he murdered the dog for pleasure.hebis a sociopath but he is a cop so it's all good govt people are gods among men and we should bow down and be greatful when they hurt us
Thats b.s.
I think there was 9 officers went into the house with no warrant. So it wasn't just that one bad cop. All of them are bad cops
END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY!!!
I can’t say why I want to say about this guy without being placed on a watch list.
How is it an open door if there is a storm door that was completely closed 😮
Great update. Thanks for exposing this trash.
SO WHY ISNT THIS AN ARMED HOME INVASION ?
SO IF YOUR DOOR IS OPEN A COP CAN NOW LEGALLY JUST ENTER YOUR HOME?
SO IF THIS POS COP GOES TO A JUDGES HOUSE TO GET A WARRANT SIGNED AND THE OUTER STORM DOOR IS CLOSED BUT THE INNER DOOR IS OPEN A LITTLE BIT
ANY NC COP IS ALLOWED TO JUST WALK IN? AND SHOOT TO DEATH ANYTHING THAT SCARES HIM?
I WONDER IF HE DID THIS TO MAYOR A JUDGE OR ANOTHER COPS HOUSE WOULD THEY THINK
"HE DID THE RIGHT THING"?
THIS FAMILY MUST REALLY HAVE FORGIVENESS FOR THIS MURDING CRIMINAL
, BECAUSE I BELIVE IF THIS WERE MY FAMILY MEMBER HE JUST MURDERED AND PETS ARE 100% FAMILY
THIS GUY WOULD PAY ,AND I WOULDN'T STOP TILL I GOT JUSTICE!
HE COULDN'T RUN FAR ENOUGH OR HIDE WELL ENOUGH
AND EVERY ONE OF HIS BROKEBACK BLUELINE BUDDIES ARE ALL JUST AS GUILTY
NOTHING CIVIL WILL EVER CHANGE THIS
THEY ONLY CAN LEARN FROM EXTREME VIOLENCE
AMERICA IS BECOMING A POLICE STATE WHERE ALL THE POLICE ARE JUST EVIL CRIMINALS
THE SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT ARE GOOD IS TO SMALL TO MEASURE
Every pig that walked into that house should be fired and decertified. The cop who shot the dog should go to jail and be bankrupted.
The corrupt judicial system protects these vile parasites.
Of course the tyrants in black robes are Vile too.
Did anyone really, I mean really think cops have any value?…
The third paragraph of the statement included accountability. yet they showed none.
So the cop is seperated? Meaning they fired him right? The shooter was not only stupid but a liar as well. Ridiculous
Fantastic u got this vidio gone viral. Cops need to pay not just one of them
Two animals were in that house. The more evil of the two emerged.
Police sicken me
Elected sheriffs only, civilian oversight, no fop, no police unions ((its a government job for f' sake)), and absolutely ZERO qualified stupidity …er 'immunity'
Oh yeah…and a seperate but EQUALLY POWERFUL internal affairs that a. Works for us, b. Is incintivized to find corruption, and most importantly c. cannot be fired except by a board with super majority votes.
And if a cop is found violating rights, IMMEDIATE decertification
I hope the Family and their Attorney clean the Coffers out of Wake county. What is the world coming too.
The deputy is a LIEING POS,,The right thing?The whole department needs to be sued and fired for life
Let them choose the wrong person's house to walk into they'll be burying a cop cause as far as I'm concerned that's breaking and entering and self defense is on!!! Murderers as cops and compulsive liar such a disgrace
Il va retrouver un travail dans un autre Etat ?
I bet these sickos have some kind of betting game in play where points are scored according to what they can get away with.
Surprise, another cop caught lying.
Just the ease that so many of these guys lie really gets me every time. I guess it tracks since they always assume everyone is doing the same to them.
The real criminals..
So I broke into someones house and shot their dog. Dont worry I'll get away with it. My friends back up my lies. I'm so tough with this gun in my hand. Yeah it is the bravery of being out of range. Makes me so hard to shoot dogs inside peoples homes and get away with it. What are you going to do about it.
I have windows in my house. Should I be concerned the cops will take that as an invitation to come in and shoot my dog since glass isn't a door apparently? I guess if you can see in its free game.
That bark doesn't sound aggressive at all, no growls, no enhancements in the bark when a dog usually attacks. B s in my book
The cop looks like Ian Carol
Remember, Mr. Bryan seems in good mental health and does not show any signs of wanting to harm himself! I hope Mr. Bryan stays safe! I am actually worried about John's safety. You know these psychos from around the country are wanting to off him! You see what cops do to those that try to hold them accountable, and Mr. Bryan has to be at the top of their k*ll list
You knock, nobody responds, you leave – that is the sane thing to do.
He DiD NOT do the RIGHT Thing…… POS cops
I'm sticking to my 1st intuition by saying this douchebag psychopath saw the dog, took out his firearm, had plentiful time to take aim, just stood there for a moment before killing a family member. I mean just look how casual he was creating his lying story…
he was banging on the front door and it only opened "30%"
This is why I now get my news from Youtubers.
Nowadays, journalists just report that other people's stories have gone viral.
I think he does open the door, when the screen is open there’s no light reflecting, there’s a click and then there’s light reflecting as he is just about to walk through
I always have the movie Psycho in my head when I shower. I bring my Big Golden Doodle in while i shower; to warn/protect me. Had i heard my dog losing his isht i would leave shower, grab gun and blow away anyone in my bedroom!
So how's the lawsuit going?