Lynchburg police shoot, kill dog as wellness check turns into standoff situation
Virginia State Police are now investigating the shooting
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – What started as a wellness check on Thursday night ended with a dog being killed after Lynchburg police tried to take a man into custody.
At 9:11 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Holcomb Path Road for a wellness check and said that a man shut himself in a residence with multiple weapons.
About an hour later, an emergency custody order was issued for the man as he continued to refuse to leave the residence.