The Rock Island County
sheriff's office says it will take a look into a complaint of animal cruelty
against one of its deputies.
The office confirms a deputy
shot a dog in East Moline and neighbors are upset. The aftermath was caught on
camera by a viewer who shared the video with us.
Shelby Gosa says her
step-mother called 9-1-1 after two rottweilers were trying to attack their neighbor's
rabbits. She says the first dog got into the deputy's squad car without any
problems and she went inside her home, thinking the second one would do the
same.
A few minutes later she says
she heard a gunshot.
"The dog got about as far
as the passenger side door and collapsed and began to bleed profusely
everywhere," she said.
Shelby says both dogs were very
friendly when they approached her outside. The sheriff's office says the deputy
shot the dog because it became aggressive.
Both dogs were taken to the
animal shelter. It's unclear whether the one who got shot died on the scene or
at the shelter.
