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Secret Service agent shoots barking dog dead

By Caitlin Yilek
Published January 14, 2020 3:13pm ET
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Secret Service agent shoots barking dog dead
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A Secret Service agent who was off duty fatally shot a dog that was on a leash in New York City.

The agent, whose name has not been released, was walking through a Brooklyn neighborhood when a dog started barking.

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