OHIO -- Guernsey County sheriff's deputies were forced to shoot and kill an aggressive dog Thursday afternoon after it reportedly tried to attack an Eastmoor Addition resident prior to approaching deputies outside the Crossroads Branch Library.
The dog, described by authorities as a possible wolf-hybrid that was first seen when it was struck on nearby Interstate 77, was shot multiple times.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident involving the Eastmoor Addition resident nor the actions by deputies.
The incident was one of two involving aggressive dogs as a man was bitten by a dog while outside a Cambridge business late Thursday morning.
The victim, whose identity is not being released by The Daily Jeffersonian, suffered a bite on his leg. The extent of the injury was not available as of press time Friday.
According to Cambridge police reports, the man advised officers he was in the parking lot outside a Wheeling Avenue business at approximately 11:30 a.m. when the dog, which he described as a Rotweiler, became aggressive toward him and bit him on the leg.
The victim advised he struck the dog and it ran down a nearby alley.
The Guernsey County Dog Warden was also notified and searched the area along with officers for the dog.
Another individual reportedly provided Dog Warden Kissy Moore with a possible location for the dog on Oxford Avenue.
Moore and officers responded to the Oxford Avenue residence and a dark colored dog similar to the one involved in the incident was observed inside the home.
Moore reportedly interviewed the owner and took pictures of the dog.
The incident remained under investigation by the dog warden's office.
Police officers were also initially dispatched to the incident involving the wolf-hybrid after Moore requested assistance with the dog in the Eastmoor Addition area. Officers responded to the scene until deputies arrived as the location is outside the city.
According to reports, the dog was struck by a motorist on I-77 as it attempted to drag a deer carcass off the roadway. The extent of injuries, if any, suffered by the dog when struck by the vehicle was not known.
The dog reportedly left the interstate and was later seen in Eastmoor Addition where it became aggressive toward a resident outside his home.
Law enforcement was dispatched to the scene shortly after 2 p.m. at the request of Moore.
The dog was seen behind the Crossroads Branch Library and a sheriff's dispatcher called the library to advise employees and patrons of the situation outside while authorities searched for the dog in a nearby wooded area.
At 2:33 p.m., the dog was reportedly in the library parking lot outside the library and a deputy encountered it a short time later near a creek that runs along Byesville Road.
As the dog approached deputies, it was shot and killed.
The dog was taken by the dog warden.
Authorities believe the dog was wild and not being cared for by any owner. It did not have a collar and it appeared to be malnourished.
According to reports, Sheriff Mike McCauley and deputies expressed remorse for having to shoot the dog. The shooting was deemed necessary due to the aggressiveness of the dog and the proximity to nearby residential areas.
(Daily Jeffersonian - Feb 15, 2013)
