The Cobb Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that one of its deputies shot and killed what it termed an “aggressive” dog while trying to serve an arrest warrant.
Hassan Glenn, the Cobb Sheriff’s Office communications manager, did not provide any further details in issuing a release late Wednesday afternoon, including the circumstances and location of the incident.
He said that no further information is available because “this remains an active internal investigation.”
Glenn said that “as with any use-of-force event, the discharge of the deputy’s firearm is under review by the Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs Unit.”
Glenn also stated that “we recognize that situations involving animals can be distressing, and our thoughts are with those affected by this incident.”
In late 2024, Cobb Police went public with an internal investigation into an officer-involved fatal shooting of a dog during a 911 call in South Cobb.
Then-Chief Stuart VanHoozer held a press conference to state that while “the event was ‘tense and unpleasant,’ no apparent department policies were violated.
He said that a dog at the residence rushed toward an officer “who ‘perceived the dog’s actions as potentially threatening’ and then shot the animal in self-defense.”
The dog’s owners took issue with the department’s actions and demanded information on how police are trained to handle animal situations.
At the press conference, VanHoozer said that “part of doing right is to look into what happened to see if we can do better as a profession.”
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