BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — A person was found dead inside a vehicle with several aggressive dogs after their car crashed into a light pole at a Bloomington Walmart.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in around noon Sunday reporting an unconscious person inside a car at Walmart, 3585 W. S.R. 45.
Additional callers also informed police the driver hit a concrete light pole base and that several aggressive dogs inside the car prevented witnesses from accessing the driver.
Deputies and other first responders arrived and found the driver dead inside the car, but also could not access the driver due to the dogs’ behavior.
Eventually, firefighters opened a car door, allowing about eight dogs to escape and charge at bystanders. The dogs bit at least one firefighter and one civilian, police say. They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
After setting up a containment zone, deputies captured five dogs as they roamed the Walmart property, and three others were found later Sunday. All dogs were then safely taken to an animal shelter.
Investigators later reviewed security camera footage from the parking lot, which showed the driver slowly driving and hitting the light pole earlier that morning.
Deputies say they believe the driver had a medical emergency, but the coroner’s office had not determined cause or manner of death as of Monday morning. They do not believe foul play was involved.
Detectives also learned the driver was living out of the vehicle and was regularly seen parked at the Walmart. All dogs were caught and accounted for, but deputies say they were unsure how many dogs were in the vehicle to begin with.
The driver of the car has not been identified.
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