Sheriff’s deputy starts a visit by shooting a dog, ends it with a warrantless search

A Wake County, North Carolina, sheriff’s deputy entered a private home with no warrant and no occupants, immediately shot the homeowner’s dog

A Wake County, North Carolina, sheriff’s deputy entered a private home with no warrant and no occupants, immediately shot the homeowner’s dog, and then called in more deputies to continue searching the house without notifying the family.

The murder of a very good dog, Zelda, was not the end of this Wake County deputy’s warrantless search. It was the begi…