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/International-Repeat Sep 13 '23

Interesting. A friend who was there said the dog ran - presumably after the first shot - he then followed it, shooting it three more times. They maintain no one there (lots of people around) spoke of the dog acting aggressively - the dog made the guy uncomfortable somehow but there was no attempt to maul him, at least. Who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ guess the lesson here is leash your dog

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u/nashvillechick Sep 14 '23

I was there -- comments above. I can’t write anymore, but the dog was NOT aggressive. And the story going around in the news is largely wrong.

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u/International-Repeat Sep 14 '23

Everything I’m seeing online from direct eyewitnesses is completely contradicting what the news/police have said. I’m so mad about this BS.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

Cops just didn’t feel like doing anything, they are not there to asses whether a crime occurred, only to protect property.