A Tennessee cop allegedly shot and killed seven dogs with a rifle during an animal welfare check while their guardians were out to dinner.
Connor Brackin, the now former McNairy County Sheriff’s deputy, responded to the house in Bethel Springs, Tenn., on Nov. 4, following a call to check on the dogs, according to Atlanta News First.
When Brackin arrived, he allegedly opened fire upon the poor pups for no apparent reason, according to authorities.
The dogs’ owners, Kevin Dismuke and his wife, were out to dinner, according to Fox 13 Memphis.
The couple say when they returned home from the meal they found three of their dogs dead inside their home and four more dead outside, according to that report.
“To step out of your car with a .223 caliber rifle and shoot through my damn house,” Dismuke said to the outlet in utter disbelief.
The apoplectic dog dad said that someone had called law enforcement reporting malnourished pets at an abandoned home
“I don’t know where they come up with the idea that they were malnourished or abandoned,” he told Fox 13.
“Why he pulled up and done what he done, that’s something I don’t have an answer for. I’ll never have an answer for it,” Dismuke said.
A warrant was issued Tuesday and the alleged dog killer turned himself in on Wednesday, according to the report. He was released on bond.
Brackin had not even been on the job for a month at the time of the killings, according to the sheriff’s office.
He was dismissed from his post and was charged with seven counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and eight counts of reckless endangerment.