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SALISBURY, N.C. (WTVD) -- An internal investigation is underway at a North Carolina police department after a disturbing video surfaced of a K-9 being slammed inside a vehicle by an officer, ABC affiliate WSOC reported.
The video at the center of the investigation shows a Salisbury police officer placing a collar on a 4-year-old K-9 that is then lifted off the ground by its collar. After struggling to get the dog inside the vehicle, the officer then strikes the animal.
Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes told ABC News that he couldn't comment in detail about what happened but did claim that the K-9 was not injured or stunned.
In the meantime, the dog has been separated from the officer.