WARNING: The video in this story may be disturbing to some viewers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time, affiliate WDAF is airing dramatic police body camera footage showing the moment a Cass County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a family’s dog.

The video, captured nearly a year ago, is at the center of a growing controversy as the family pushes for accountability and training reform.

The family says that for the last nearly year it’s been extremely difficult, especially for the then eight-year-old who saw her pet dog shot right in front of her.

Deputies were at the Foland residence to serve court papers related to a civil matter. When they knocked on the door, an eight-year-old child answered. Seconds later, the family’s three-year-old pit bull mix, Debo, began barking and ran out the front door.

One deputy can be heard saying, ‘Woah,’ and telling the dog, ‘Get back,’ as it approaches. Another deputy then fires two shots.

The deputies quickly move off the property. One radios that the dog had attacked, but the deputy who knocked on the door says, ‘I don’t think that dog was going to bite us.’

Clint Foland, the dog’s owner and father of the child who opened the door, says his dog was not aggressive.

“My dog wouldn’t have bit him; he was a good soul. My dog has never bit anybody,” Foland said.

Debo was taken to the vet but died from blood loss.

The county is now negotiating a settlement with the Foland family. However, Clint Foland says what’s more upsetting is the fact that law enforcement couldn’t account for the second bullet, one he believes could’ve struck his daughter.

“If you fire right there, it could have bounced off the concrete, hit her, anything could have happened,” he said.

Now nine years old, Clint says his daughter is still traumatized from what she saw.

“My daughter has taken the brunt force of it. She talks about it a lot, she’s really scared and she’s going to be dealing with this forever,” Clint Foland said.

The family’s attorney, Katie Barnett, says what happened could have been prevented with better training and situational awareness.

“When you watch that video, there is no time taken to assess the situation. There was no need for a split-second decision at all,” she said.

“This could absolutely have been avoided with a little bit of training, common sense and taking a second to assess the situation,” Barnett said.

“Law enforcement agencies need training. They are far more likely to encounter a dog in half of the homes they visit, and they have to know what dog body language is. People love their pets, and they need training to keep people and pets safe,” Barnett said.

We reached out to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. They told us that they do not comment on pending litigation, and they did not answer whether this deputy had been disciplined.