Boy, 17, sentenced to 23 YEARS for fatally shooting a retired police dog


  • Ivins Rosier was tried as an adult in the November 2012 attack
  • Police said he and two other teens broke into the home of a Florida trooper and shot a retired K-9 several times
  • The German Shepherd died five days later
  • Ivins was convicted in May of animal cruelty, armed burglary and shooting into an occupied building

A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to 23 years behind bars for fatally shooting a retired police dog during a burglary.
Ivins Rosier was convicted in May for breaking into the Florida home of a trooper and shooting the officer's five-year-old German Shepherd two years ago. Drake, a former drug-sniffing dog, was euthanized five days later.
Rosier, who was 16 at the time of the incident but tried as an adult, was sentenced on Friday on charges of animal cruelty, armed burglary and shooting into an occupied building.

Convicted: Ivins Rosier, 17, will spend 23 years behind bars for fatally shooting a retired police dog

Ivins Rosier

Convicted: Ivins Rosier, 17 (pictured left and right) was tried as an adult in the November 2012 burglary and shooting

Victim: Retired police dog Drake, a five-year-old German Shepherd, died five days after being shot several times in November 2012

Victim: Retired police dog Drake, a five-year-old German Shepherd, died five days after being shot several times in November 2012


Palm Beach Post reported Circuit Judge Robin Rosenberg said she handed Rosier a tough sentence as she was bound by sentencing guidelines.
According to police, Rosier was one of three teens who broke into Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Robert Boody's home on November 18, 2012.
Rosier, who had a history of run-ins with the police, is the first to be tried, according to Palm Beach Post.

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