LAPD has released body camera footage of a June 13, 2026 officer-involved shooting in Canoga Park in which officers killed a 2-year-old golden Saint Bernard doodle named Jameson, according to NBC Los Angeles (published June 20, 2026).

The incident began at approximately 8:55 p.m. when officers from the Topanga Patrol Division responded to a radio call logged as a "Screaming Woman," per the LAPD newsroom (published June 15, 2026). The department designated the subsequent officer-involved shooting investigation NRF027-26ne. Such designations are standard LAPD protocol for tracking and reviewing use-of-force incidents involving firearms, and they trigger a mandatory multi-unit review process that typically includes the Force Investigation Division and the Inspector General's office.

The release of body camera footage — now standard LAPD practice under state law and the department's own Categorical Use of Force policy — adds a layer of public accountability to what might otherwise be an internal administrative process. Officer-involved shootings of animals occupy a legally and procedurally distinct category from those involving humans, but they carry significant reputational weight and, in cases where footage contradicts an official account, have historically generated sustained public and political pressure on department leadership.

Canoga Park sits within the San Fernando Valley, a jurisdiction where the Topanga Patrol Division handles calls across a broad suburban and semi-rural footprint. A "Screaming Woman" call is a priority dispatch — the kind that sends officers in with elevated alertness. What officers encountered upon arrival, and specifically the sequence of events that led to Jameson being shot, will be the central question of the NRF027-26ne investigation. The body camera footage now in public circulation makes that sequence something the department must account for in full view.

The broader context here is that LAPD's handling of dog shootings has drawn recurring scrutiny from animal welfare advocates and civil liberties groups, who argue departments rarely train officers adequately on canine behavior or de-escalation techniques involving animals. Whether the footage in this case supports or complicates the department's position is not yet established by the verified facts available — that determination belongs to the investigative process now underway.