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.
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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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For what reason did he enter their house at all? He heard their dog and knew their dog was there. No response to knocking means no entry.
Perhaps that cop wanted to shoot their dog! Hmm
This hero is now working in Wayne County despite this video and alleged false statements. He needs to be placed on the Brady list at minimum
He said he did not hear the dog barking he’s a liar and a crooked cop. Oh he’s also stupid cause he’s on video proving he is lying
So if I am on a jury someday, why should I ever believe a word a cop says without some sort of hard evidence to corroborate it? At this point it seems that lying and collusion are a job requirement.
Hello maybe someone was in the shower ?? Just because you knock and no one answers you don’t get to try the door knob and walk in. Like I said, maybe there was a kid there taking a shower, a teenage girl ?
Dog literally barking non stop lol
They’re going to give him a slap on the wrist cuz it was just a dog from their pov not recognizing that if someone was in the shower or sleep or in the basement and surprised him, he would have Burned After Reading them in their own house that he wasn’t supposed to be in. Can the mailman do this? The meter reader? What part of the constitution says cops can come in your home without a warrant, without exigent circumstances, gun drawn, prowling, execute your dog, then we as a nation are discussing the morality of it. What about the criminality of it? Nobody else that doesn’t wear a badge can do this. And they aren’t supposed to do this either so what punishment would happen if I did it? I have the same legal authority in this case as that cop. I show up to the door. Discover it’s open, draw my personal weapon, creep through the house, and kill the first thing I come across. What would my punishment be? Does it matter if I say I thought it was a break in or home invasion?
All US cops are liars. You cannot trust any of them! US law enforcement is internationally recognised as the worst in the developed world. Corruption rampant.
Mother effer! Shot my dog? I can’t say what I would do!
@32 he says from inside the house, "Are you barking at me?" Followed by "shuuuut uuuup"
Blah blah blah 👉🇺🇲👈
Especially when they lose that high school.Educated job, that's paying them fifty grand a year to kill.Dogs
The cop that said "You did the right thing" was going of what that cop told him so as far as he knew the dog attack the cop. He had no idea at the time of that statement that he was lying.
Pisses me off so bad!!!! He needs to be charged with animal cruelty…and breaking and entering. That storm door was closed, the homes front door was not open, he knocked pretty hard on it before opening it up all the way. And the dog clearly barking b4 he went into the house and the entire time he was in there. Serving a civil warrant doesn't give anyone the right to rummage thru a person's home while no one was there…and the dog sounded as if it were in another room…it didn't even go to the door. Maybe he was shut in another room, the Sheriff opened it and the dog was surprised. I read on the report the dog grabbed the man's ankle…I want to see teeth marks, the lying mfer! He had no business in there in the first place.
We all know they are liers why are we surprised. Dog barking even before entry
and why do people hate the cops…If there were good cops, the bad cops would be gone…….
This is so sad that police are this apt to just lie about everything. Instead of following the law as an officer is supposed to he does what he wants to and comes on onto someone's home without permission. This is a disgusting use of power and this officer needs to be fired and criminally charged
The fact his coworkers haven't forced him to eat his gun is why the whole department should be held responsible.
It’s second nature for cops to lie their butts off
They can't help themselves. They always got to lie
This is so sad.
Very cruel, & he certainly heard the barking.
Guilty of crime! Lies about it!
Hope they received Justice against this police man.
Separated? Should never work in law enforcement again. What kind of bs is this. Get rid of immunity, it’s the only way
Make sure you let us know what department he ends up at next.
He better get jail time. Fire every cop involved. They covered for him. Blue line gang always covers for their own blue line gang members.
Another lying cop….so what’s gonna happen to him? Promotion time!
it would be nice to have a little more info about what happened here. OMG
Those are BAD GUYS
That is a demon !! How could he??? 😭😭😭😭😭😭There must be a long sentence in prison!🤬🤬🤬🤬
Cop is a liar,need to investigate the whole department. Heads need to roll.
I would be going last stand at the police dept with a gun myself
Another coward with a badge.
Thank goodness for that entry way camera or no one would know what really happened.
All dogs go to heaven.
Cops just sucks…
He just wanted to kill something
POS tyrant he belongs in prison. I hope the home owner sues tf outta the officer and his department. He needs to be charged
They had no right to go in the hone regardless of door being open they entered without permission and crossed they homes threshold. The dog was in his home. That cop should lose his job
Cops just can't help themselves to lie, lied about not hearing it bark and then lied about it attacking him. I've seen this full video, The dog is in the kitchen behind closed doors, He opened the door up walked in the kitchen where the dog was barking and shot it.
Why did he even go in
Some cops will shoot you on your own property regardless human or pet.
I live in sylva nc and we seen this
Pathetic, dude needs four rounds to stop an older German Shephard? Does a Civil summons give him trespass rights? Cause last time I checked a screen door is still a door.