GENOA TWP. —Police allege {that a} Genoa Township man shot and killed his neighbor’s canine in an incident that’s at the moment being investigated.
Livingston County Sheriff deputies Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, responded round 1:15 p.m. to a report of a canine being shot close to Richardson and Coon Lake roads within the township.
“Preliminary investigation revealed an 8-year-old Boxer had gotten off the property it lives at,” police mentioned in a information launch from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.
“The canine went to a neighbor’s home and was displaying aggressive habits towards the house owner, an 80-year-old male, who was exterior,” in keeping with the discharge. “The male topic reported being afraid of the canine attacking him from proximity and fired one spherical from a handgun. The canine died from the gun shot.”
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Police say the incident is being investigated by the Animal Control Division of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and shall be forwarded to the Livingston County Prosecutors Office for assessment when the investigation is full.
— Contact reporter Jennifer Eberbach at [email protected].