yeah, cops don't have the benefit of a SafetyOfficer/Timekeeper standing to your side yelling "MISS!!!" when you fail to hit the target.
or a "spotter" for you long range folk.
besides, maybe they were 12 "warning shots..."
my question is, "What was the rifle for?" was he gonna shoot the dog after finding it?
methinks he believed someone stole his dog, and they lived in the aforementioned apartment. thus the armed entry.
musta really loved that dawg!