After a police officer shot and killed a deaf and blind dog, Kevin Abrahamson resigned as mayor of Sturgeon, Missouri on Saturday.
A Missouri mayor has quit after his city office backed a police officer who shot and killed a small severely disabled deaf and blind dog.'The City of Sturgeon received notice from Kevin Abrahamson that he has resigned his position as Mayor and resigned from the City Council effective immediately,' the city of Sturgeon said in a Saturday Facebook post under acting mayor Seth Truesdell.
'Newsweek has reached out to the City of Sturgeon and the Mayor's office via email for comment, and to former mayor Abrahamson via LinkedIn.It was only later that the dog's severe disabilities were acknowledged by the city authorities. Abrahamson's office said: 'The animal's behavior was because the animal was blind. Unfortunately, the animal's lack of a collar or tags influenced the SPD Officer's decision to put the animal down.
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