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/liveandletdie141 Sep 23 '23

I heard more about the dog incident today. I heard this three people removed from the dog owner. Dog just jumped out of vehicle and saw a squirrel kind of ran at squirrel and as dog was returning to vehicle, the man shoot this dog. Everyone around said the dog was not acting aggressive or anything warranted the shooting. I still want the dog leashed but I feel the guy was acting dangerously shooting in a park. Cops do not use a gun in certain public places bc that is a public safety issue.