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Details on dog shooting in The Heights released by Little Rock police

Headline from FOX 16 Little Rock, from the development of Jul 20, 2026

Newest development Jul 22, 2026 · 3 reportsVideo shows officer retreating before fatally shooting dog in Little Rock’s Heights neighborhood

An officer shot and killed a black Labrador Retriever during a police encounter with Thomas Schmidt, who faces charges including disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening following incidents in Little Rock.

FOX 16 Little Rock's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Names this update

    Details on dog shooting in The Heights released by Little Rock police

    Headline from FOX 16 Little Rock ·

  2. Police investigating officer's fatal shooting of dog in Arkansas

    Headline from Local Memphis ·

  3. Newest

    Video shows officer retreating before fatally shooting dog in Little Rock’s Heights neighborhood

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Little Rock police officer fatally shoots dog, detains owner in Heights neighborhood (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A police officer shot and killed a dog that ran toward him in Little Rock's Heights neighborhood late Sunday afternoon, then took the dog's owner into custody after he confronted the officer, witnesses said.

  2. Arkansas Times

    Little Rock police shoot dog, arrest owner in the Heights over the weekend (opens Arkansas Times)

    Published

    Arkansas Times's feed description

    City police dispatch records show someone called 911 at 4:43 p.m. on Sunday to report a battery in progress at 4822 Country Club Blvd.

  3. KARK Little Rock

    Little Rock police officer shoots dog in The Heights, witness describes incident (opens KARK Little Rock)

    Published

    KARK Little Rock's feed description

    A spokesperson for the Little Rock Police Department confirmed that an officer shot and killed a dog just a few blocks away from the Country Club of Little Rock Sunday afternoon while responding to a call.

  4. FOX 16 Little Rock

    Details on dog shooting in The Heights released by Little Rock police (opens FOX 16 Little Rock)

    Published

    FOX 16 Little Rock's feed description

    An officer shot and killed a black Labrador Retriever during a police encounter with Thomas Schmidt, who faces charges including disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening following incidents in Little Rock.

  5. Thv11

    Little Rock police release new info after dog is fatally shot by officer | What we know (opens Thv11)

    Published

    Thv11's feed description

    Little Rock police have released new information in the fatal shooting of a dog that allegedly ran at an officer and acted "aggressively." Here's what we know.

  6. Thv11

    Little Rock police investigating officer's fatal shooting of dog (opens Thv11)

    Published

    Thv11's feed description

    Little Rock police are investigating one of their own after an officer shot and killed a man's dog.

  7. Local Memphis

    Police investigating officer's fatal shooting of dog in Arkansas (opens Local Memphis)

    Published

    Local Memphis's feed description

    Little Rock police are investigating one of their own after an officer shot and killed a man's dog while responding to an assistance call.

  8. KARK Little Rock

    Little Rock police body camera footage shows officer backing away from dog before it was shot Sunday (opens KARK Little Rock)

    Published

    KARK Little Rock's feed description

    A Little Rock man was arrested after allegedly threatening police officers following the fatal shooting of his Labrador Retriever by an officer during a domestic response.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Video shows officer retreating before fatally shooting dog in Little Rock’s Heights neighborhood (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A Little Rock police officer retreated into the street before killing the Labrador retriever that ran at him barking in the Heights neighborhood on Sunday, body camera footage released Wednesday shows.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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