Updated at 10:11 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A dog who reportedly charged officers preparing to make a warrant arrest at a vacant Centralia house was shot last night.
The animal’s condition is unknown this morning.
Centralia Police Department detective Patty Finch said police went to the residence on the 100 block of South Cedar Street because they knew a 31-year-old Onalaska woman with a felony warrant was there.
It was about 7:50 p.m. and officers found three or four individuals who shouldn’t have been at the house because it’s condemned, according to police.
The dog was shot once, with the officer’s handgun, in the front shoulder-leg area, Finch said.
The animal – described as a large white pit bull – was taken to Cascade Veterinary Clinic, she said.
“To my understanding, the dog is still there, I don’t know the condition,” Finch said this morning.
According to Finch, as officers contacted the individuals inside, the dog exited the house and charged at Sgt. Carl Buster.
Buster feared he was going to be attacked and fired one shot, according to Finch.
Alisha M. Rowley, 31 of Onalaska, was booked in to the Lewis County Jail for her warrant. Richard D. Thoreson, 42, of Centralia and John R. Cabell, 23, of Olympia, were booked for trespassing, according to police.
Detectives and police commanders were called to the scene last night, Finch said.