Tennessee Family Devastated After Deputy Shoots and Kills Seven Dogs

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A Tennessee family is reeling from a tragic incident in which seven of their beloved dogs were shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy while the family was out for dinner.
Kevin Dismuke and his wife left their McNairy County home for an evening out but returned to devastating news. "She said, ‘Poe is dead,’” Dismuke recalled his wife telling him, referring to one of their dogs. When he got back to their property he found that only one of their dogs had survived. “They were all gone except one,” he said.
The horrifying incident occurred when Deputy Connor Brackin, 24, from the McNairy County Sheriff’s Department, arrived at the property in response to a welfare call concerning the dogs. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), Brackin was dispatched to check on reports that the dogs were malnourished and abandoned. However, Dismuke has disputed these claims. “They were told the property was abandoned and the dogs were malnourished,” he explained. “I got the veterinary paperwork in my truck from three weeks ago. They all had a clean bill of health on them.”
A neighbor later informed Dismuke that a deputy had arrived and started shooting. Details from the affidavit of complaint revealed that some of the dogs were inside campers when Brackin began firing. The deputy “loaded his service rifle and pistol and began firing into the campers at the dogs,” the affidavit alleges. Brackin reportedly fired eight times from outside the campers and then multiple times from inside, clearing the area afterward. The TBI has confirmed that the incident was captured on Brackin’s body camera.
On Nov. 12, TBI agents issued warrants for Brackin, charging him with seven counts of aggravated animal cruelty and eight counts of reckless endangerment. The deputy turned himself in and was booked into the McNairy County Jail, but he was released while awaiting further court proceedings. The sheriff’s office later confirmed that Brackin, who had been with the department for less than a month, resigned following the arrest.
Dismuke and his family remain heartbroken over the loss of their pets. “I don’t care if you give me $10 if you give me $10 million," Dismuke said. "You can’t replace my dogs.” The case is ongoing as authorities investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting.
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