Cop shows up at house for unrelated issue, nobody home, shoots dog dead

According to neighbors and Robinson, the detective stopped by Robinson's home to talk to him about an unrelated case involving one of his neighbors.

Robinson said he wasn't home at the time but that the detective later told him that as he approached Robinson's home, he noticed that the door was open and that Spanky was in the yard.

According to neighbors, the detective said Spanky began to growl and show his teeth before lunging towards him. [...]

That's when neighbor Jim Clarke said he heard two loud gunshots. [...]

"I had this dog for seven years since he was a puppy and I never seen him aggressive toward any human being," said Spanky's owner, Christopher Robinson.