An Evansville police officer dispatched to an animal removal run on Monday shot and killed a dog after the animal appeared to charge at him.

Evansville Police charged a man for animal neglect after authorities say an officer had to shoot and kill a dog at a home in the 600 block of College Highway.

Evansville Police say officers assisted Evansville Animal Care and Control at the home on January 6 at approximately 12:45 p.m. as part of an investigation into inadequate housing of an outdoor dog. Animal Control says they had previously responded to the home 16 times over similar neglect concerns.

A tragic situation went from bad to worse in Evansville, Illinois, after police who responded to complaints about animal neglect ended up shooting the dog they were summoned to help, WISH reported. Officers "say animal control had been called 16 times with neglect concerns about the dog.