An Indiana constable’s deputy was killed as she attempted to safeguard her eight-year-old boy when a dog they were caring for assaulted them at their home.
Deputy Tamieka White, 46, was noticable dead quickly after Indianapolis authorities reacted to her home in the city on Wednesday night and discovered her body. She was a longtime Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy and had actually served with the force given that 2007.
The dog was fatally shot by a reacting officer when it charged at them, according to The Indianapolis Star.
White’s boy was bitten in the attack and is recuperating from non-life-threatening injuries.
“She died last night protecting the most important person in her life,” said Brittany SeligmanWhite’s leader at the Sheriff’s Office.
The company explained White as a “ bright light to everyone” and said that she would be “missed by all who knew her.”
“It is with great sadness that the Marion County Sheriff’s Office shares the unexpected and tragic passing of one of our own, Deputy Tamieka White. Deputy White was a courageous and dedicated public servant, having worked with our agency since 2007,” the force said in a declaration. “Most recently, she served in our Judicial Enforcement Division. She was a bright light to everyone, and will missed by all who knew her. We will work tirelessly to uphold her memory.”
Indianapolis Animal Care Services said that the dog in concern seemed a “pitbull-type” however might not validate that without a DNA test.
Police told WRTV that White was caring for 3 dogs owned by another individual when the attack happened.
Officials say that the owner of the animal has actually been determined which no charges have actually been brought.
