Published: October 19, 2020

THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE INTENTIONAL SHOOTING OF AN ANIMAL FROM OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO SHOTWELL ROAD IN REFERENCE TO A HORSE THAT HAD BEEN SHOT ON SUNDAY. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED HE WAS AWAKENED BY HIS DOGS BARKING AROUND 4 AM AND LOOKED AROUND HIS PROPERTY AND FOUND NOTHING. FOLLOWING CHURCH LATER THAT MORNING, THE COMPLAINANT'S SON ALERTED HIM THAT HIS HORSE HAD BEEN SHOT. 9 MILLIMETER CASINGS WERE FOUND IN THE AREA OF THE DECEASED. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED HIS NEIGHBOR HAD AN AGUS BULL SHOT THE WEEK PRIOR. APPROXIMATE LOSS 1500 DOLLARS.