SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Animal-loving residents of a northern
Ohio community are protesting the recent shooting death of a dog by a police
cop.
Several dozen sign-carrying demonstrators in Sandusky
demonstrated in front of the municipal court building Wednesday. It was part of
the local outcry since a city police cop killed a pet Rottweiler named Lucy on
Feb. 21.
The cop, who was responding to a complaint of a dog running
loose in the area, said the dog lunged at him before he fired the shot.
The Sandusky Register reports that police Chief Brad Wilson
is dealing with the fallout from the shooting — including emails from angry
residents.
The dog’s owner, Donna Hansen, appeared in court Wednesday
to plead not guilty to citations for dog at large and unlicensed dog.