A Columbus police officer sustained injuries after allegedly being struck by gunfire from a colleague. This incident occurred on July 14th, during a domestic incident response on the northeast side of the Ohio city. The officer was transported to the hospital. However, the dog involved in the encounter was ultimately euthanized due to the severity of its injuries.
10 WBNS and The Columbus Dispatch have written that police were responding to a call regarding a domestic dispute. According to Sgt. James Fuqua, officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Divot Place, located off of Wedge Road and south of Agler Road in the Ambience Villas Apartment Homes, just after 6:00 PM. Upon their arrival at the scene, the officers reportedly encountered a black Rottweiler.
