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To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. Example video title will go here for this video CEDARTOWN, Ga. — A Georgia officer is on leave after shooting a baby donkey, in an incident where a family says officers told them they went to a property searching for a missing person and then encountered the donkey running at them, braying, leading them to believe they were in danger. The donkey, named HeeHaw, was raised in the house and became a part of the Polk County family. He went to petting zoos and, his owners said, was friendly with strangers. The shooting occurred after the officers told the family they first tried to tase and subdue HeeHaw.
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On Monday, the city of Cedartown offered more details in a new statement: The Cedartown Police Department is aware that a city police officer shot and killed a donkey in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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