PAVO, Ga. (WALB) – A Pavo Police officer is currently being investigated after allegedly shooting and killing two dogs while on a call.
On Jan. 24, a Pavo Police Officer was dispatched to the Wood Avenue area in reference to a call about 2 dogs chasing kids.
According to the police report, when the officer arrived on the scene, he located the two dogs and called Thomas County Animal Control. As he was waiting for them to arrive, a neighbor informed him that the dogs had recently attacked a lady and a kid and that the dogs were “mean and feral”.
When animal control arrived, the officer noted the dogs stayed at a distance and were aggressively barking and snarling at them. After trying to catch the dogs, the officer said he was walking back to the animal control truck when one dog charged at him and tried to bite him. That’s when the officer grabbed a rifle out of his car and shot both dogs in the head.
The officer has been suspended by the City of Pavo. The Brooks County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the incident.
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