A Cole County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot a dog after it exhibited aggressive behavior toward another deputy on Thursday.
According to a statement published by the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook, the department’s animal control unit was dispatched to a residence located in the 2000 block of Mt. Hope Lane in Lohman in response to a reported dog bite incident.
Upon arriving at the scene, the dog’s owner informed deputies that the animal had bitten them three separate times that day and disclosed that they had been bitten by the dog on previous occasions as well. Authorities noted that while the bite injuries sustained were serious in nature, they were not considered life-threatening.
As deputies attempted to secure the animal, it became aggressive toward one of the officers, prompting another deputy to fatally shoot the dog.
It is worth noting that prior to the shooting, the dog’s owner had already voluntarily surrendered the animal to animal control for euthanasia.
