Dothan will write $250,000 check to settle police shooting lawsuit Police dash cam photo of Dothan Animal Shelter that killed a man in December, 2014.(Dothan Police Department) (Source: Dothan Police Department) By WTVY News | March 15, 2021 at 11:57 AM CDT - Updated March 15 at 1:14 PM
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The city of Dothan will pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a Dothan police officer involved shooting.
Robert Earl Lawrence died in December 2014 during a scuffle with Officer Adrian Woodruff at the Dothan Animal Shelter. Lawrence had gone there to drop off a stray dog he found wondering around a Walmart parking lot.