Cole County deputy shoots ‘aggressive’ dog

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Cole County sheriff’s deputy on Thursday morning shot and killed a dog that bit someone and was acting aggressive toward an animal control deputy.

The Cole County Sheriff’s Office wrote on its social media that animal control was called to a residence in the 2000 block of Mt. Hope Lane in Lohman after someone had serious injuries from dog bites.

The caller told deputies when they arrived that their dog bit them three times on Thursday and that it was not the first time they were bitten, the post says. The owner gave up the dog so it could be euthanized, the post says.

“While attempting to safely secure the dog, the animal became aggressive toward an Animal Control Deputy. A second Sheriff’s Deputy discharged their firearm, fatally shooting the dog to protect the deputies from the immediate threat,” the post says.