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Source: LoudounNow.com

Courtesy Kelly Graves The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is defending the fatal shooting of a dog in South Riding on Oct. 30.The incident unfolded around 5 p.m. in the area of White Mills Terrace and Alexander Creek Terrace. Originally, the Sheriff’s Office told Loudoun Now that deputies responded to reports of an aggressive dog and the dog was taken into custody by animal control officers.However, the dog’s owner, Kelly Graves, told Loudoun Now her family’s dog, Honcho, had actually been shot by a responding deputy after it escaped its enclosure. County government spokesperson Glen Barbour confirmed the dog was taken into the care of Loudoun County Animal Services after it had been injured and later died.Loudoun Now reached out to LCSO on Nov. 5 asking for more details. On Nov.

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