On Sept. 26, 2019, claimant Riley Manford was at her residence on Santa Rosa Street, in San Luis Obispo, when two officers responded to a third-party report of a burglary at the residence. The reporting party also advised the officers on scene that there was a loose pit bull on the property. Manford advised the officers that there was no burglary and that she was the person who had been observed jumping out of the window while she was attempting to fix it. One of the officers claimed that while they were talking with Manford, he directed her to get control of her dog multiple times, but that she did not. However, Manford claimed she attempted to reach her dog, who was barking at the officers, when one of the officers fired three times at the dog, striking it twice. The dog ultimately died. Manford and the co-owner of the dog, Nick Regalia, brought a claim against the officers’ employer, the city of San Luis Obispo. Manford and Regalia alleged that the actions of the officer who fired the gunshot constituted excessive force and negligent infliction of emotional distress and that they city was liable for the officer’s actions. Manford and Regalia claimed that the officer who shot the dog was not trained on how to respond to animals at the scene. Manford also disputed the claim that her dog charged at the officer. The officer consistently claimed that the dog had charged at him and that he drew his weapon and fired in order to protect himself., Manford and Regalia’s dog was killed at the scene. They both claimed emotional distress as a result of the events. Manford and Regalia sought recovery of damages for their respective emotional pain and suffering.