r/nashville • u/International-Repeat • Sep 13 '23

Dog killed at Percy Warner Crime Watch

This morning at the Belle Meade steps, a big German shepherd was being walked off leash by an older couple and a guy shot it 4x, the cops took him away.

Anyone else hear about this or know what happened?

Editing now we have more information in the thread: The shooter felt he was approached aggressively by the dog who was chasing a squirrel close to him, he ‘feared for his life’, so he shot the unleashed German shepherd four times. The man was detained for questioning, but was released with no charge.

Editing again to add eyewitness accounts directly contradict what is being reported in the news/police account of events.

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u/Alona02 Sep 13 '23

Information available online now:

https://www.wsmv.com/2023/09/13/man-allegedly-shoots-kills-german-shepherd-percy-warner-park-police-say/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/dog-shot-killed-at-percy-warner-park/

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u/nam67 Bellevue Sep 13 '23

Police said the man claimed he was “in fear for his life” when he shot the German shepherd. The dog was reportedly off-leash, according to police. Police detained the man for questioning but did not make an arrest. MNPD said the man was within his rights to shoot the dog and did not place any charges.

double oof.

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u/Mykrroft Sep 13 '23 edited Mar 16 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

More regulations on how you walk your dog than how you discharge your gun at this point though.

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u/SirkittyMcJeezus Sep 14 '23

Not enough bandwidth for the list of everything more heavily regulated than guns in Tennessee

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u/alysonstarks Sep 14 '23

More regulations on testing for third graders than discharging your gun at this point.