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December 11, 1957: Heroic dog shot

Posted on December 11, 2025 by lmharnisch

December 11, 1957: A gunman shoots a dog during the robbery of a liquor store. After a previous holdup, the clerk kept a .45 under the counter and taught his dog to attack. In the next holdup, the robber fatally wounded the clerk. The suspects? Two teenagers, one of them a ‘good boy’ who didn’t need the money. Continue reading →

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December 11, 1957: Heroic dog shot

Posted on December 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 11, 1957Los Angeles This began as a story about a dog and ended in death. On Dec. 10, 1957, a gunman shot a German shepherd named Baron that had been ordered to attack as the robber was leaving … Continue reading →

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