Tennessee police officer charged for allegedly fatally shooting seven dogs
Connor Brackin, 24, reportedly quit job after alleged killing of animals whose wellbeing he was sent to check on
A sheriff’s deputy from the US state of Tennessee is facing criminal charges and reportedly quit his job after he fatally shot seven dogs whose wellbeing he had been sent to check on.
Connor Brackin, 24, was on duty for the McNairy county sheriff’s office on 4 November when he was tasked with going to a home in Bethel Springs to check the condition of some dogs there, the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) said in a recent statement.
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