No Charges For FBI Agent Who Shot, Killed Dog on Center City Street

There will be no charges for the FBI agent who shot and killed a dog in Center City Philadelphia on Monday, Feb. 20

Jane Roh, spokesperson for the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, told the Inquirer that after a review of the shooting, no further action would be taken.

The shooting took place last month at around 8 p.m., when Jacqueline Maguire, the special agent in charge of the bureau’s local office, was sitting on a bench with her own dog along the 1500 block of Spruce Street.

According to Roh, surveillance video showed that the off duty Maguire was holding her dog when a pit bull appeared and pulled the dog off her lap. After trying to sperate the dogs, Maguire pulled her weapon and shot and wounded the aggressive dog, who later died, law enforcement sources later told NBC10.

"What I know is that she had a smaller dog and a larger dog attacked that dog," Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Tuesday. "When she tried to get her dog back I think the dog attacked her."

No other injuries were reported.

Video from the shooting scene includes a person asking why the agent wasn't being arrested. People protested last month, asking why more isn't being done and giving suggestions on how to deescalate dog encounters.

"If someone's pet is being attacked by another dog they could use deadly force on the attacking animal," Chester County-based attorney Mike Noone -- who is not affiliated with the case -- said.

The day after the shooting, detectives could be seen coming and going from the apartment building in which the deadly encounter occurred.

"The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously," the FBI said in a brief statement. "We are working jointly with the Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI's Inspection Division to investigate the incident."