India, Aug. 31 -- A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a donkey was shot and killed in Polk County on Sunday, August 30. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome said that command staff launched an investigation into the shooting. An unidentified officer was placed on administrative leave.

Elsberry Riding and Farm posted about the incident on Facebook. A GoFundMe has been launched for the donkey, HeeHaw, by its owner.

Elsberry Riding and Farm said in a Facebook post, "Polk county cop KILLED my baby donkey! At 12:45am cops entered my pasture searching for a missing person WITHOUT permission or warning and shot and killed my bottle raised BABY donkey. They claimed he ran up to them braying and they thought ...