MOUNT OLIVE - It was just after 7 p.m. Thursday on West Main Street, a typically quiet stretch in Mount Olive. Sharon Kulers heard her Dalmatian barking outside, so she made her way to the back yard. (Story continues below)
She saw a Mount Olive Police Department cruiser pull up to the house behind hers. Then she noticed the shotgun in one of the officer's hands, aimed at her neighbor's 45-pound Labrador retriever. 'I said, 'Please don't shoot that dog. He won't hurt you,'' Mrs. Kulers said. The officer looked at her, then back at the dog. A shot rang out -- then, another. (Continue story) |