After discharging a firearm at animals, which actions must be taken?

• A. Notify shift commander, write a separate report, on-call homicide supervisor shall be contacted and briefed, and report routed to CID homicide section.
• B. Notify shift commander only.
• C. Write a general incident report.
• D. Do nothing until supervisor arrives.

Answer: (A)

Discharges of a firearm at animals require formal reporting and escalation to supervision and investigative units to ensure accountability and proper review. The appropriate actions are to immediately notify the shift commander, prepare a separate incident report detailing the discharge and the surrounding circumstances, contact the on‑call homicide supervisor and brief them, and route the report to the CID homicide section for review and possible investigation. This sequence ensures clear chain of command, thorough documentation, and appropriate investigative oversight given the potential for serious use-of-force considerations or criminal inquiry.

Other options fall short because they omit necessary steps: merely notifying the shift commander leaves out the required separate written record and the specialized briefing to the homicide unit; writing only a general incident report lacks the specific use-of-force documentation and the homicide CID routing; and doing nothing until a supervisor arrives delays critical reporting and oversight.