A Tennessee policeman allegedly shot and killed seven dogs with a rifle during an animal welfare check while their guardians were out for dinner.
Connor Brackin, now a former McNairy County Sheriff’s deputy, responded to a home in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, on November 4 after a call to check on the dogs. According to Atlanta News First,
According to authorities, when Brackin arrived, he allegedly opened fire on the poor puppies for no apparent reason.
The dogs’ owners, Kevin Dismuke, and his wife, were out for dinner, According to Fox 13 Memphis,
According to the report, the couple says that when they returned home after having dinner, they found three of their dogs dead inside the house and four outside.
“Get out of your car with a .223 caliber rifle and shoot up my house,” Dismuke told the outlet in extreme disbelief.
Apoplectic dog’s father says someone called law enforcement to report malnourished pet in an abandoned home
“I don’t know where they got the idea that they were malnourished or that they were abandoned,” he told Fox 13.
“I have no answers as to why he did what he did and why he did what he did. I’ll never have an answer to that,” Dismuke said.
According to reports, a warrant was issued on Tuesday and the alleged dog killer turned himself in on Wednesday. He was released on bond.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Brackin had not been on the job for a month at the time of the murders.
He was dismissed from his position and charged with seven counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and eight counts of reckless endangerment.
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