Charges reduced against owner of dogs that killed

Charges against the owner of dogs that last month attacked two southwest Atlanta children — killing one — were reduced on Wednesday, just an hour before the Atlanta City Council held a work session to focus on animal control regulations.

Cameron Tucker, who was initially charged with a felony in the death of Logan Braatz, 6, had his charges reduced to misdemeanor manslaughter during his court appearance around noon Wednesday.

Braatz and Syrai Sanders, 5, were attacked by the dogs on Cerro Street on Jan. 18. Sanders was hospitalized with serious injuries.

David Duncan, an officer on the scene of the attack, told the court he shot one of the dogs after it appeared to grow defensive, according to a Channel 2 Action News report.

“The dog began to leave the porch,” Duncan said. “We still were waiting for Animal Control to come and restrain the dog. The dog was moving towards myself out of fear for my safety and the safety of those around me, I shot the dog.”

UPCOMING

“The One and Only Ivan” for ages 5 and up. Through Feb. 26. 7 p.m. Fridays, 1 and 4 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 5 p.m. Sundays. $16 to $31. Synchronicity Theatre, One Peachtree Pointe, 1545 Peachtree St. NE. Based on Katherine Applegate’s Newbery Award-winning novel and inspired by the late Zoo Atlanta gorilla Ivan who resided there from 1994 to 2012. PJs and Play is on Fridays for children to wear their pajamas and enjoy milk and cookies during the performance. School matinee performances: Caitlin@SynchroTheatre.com.

Family African American History Program. 1 p.m. Saturday. Free. Wolf Creek Branch, 3100 Enon Road. The Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. will present an afternoon of reflection, honoring African American history not often told. 404-613-4255, afpls.org.

Bearing Witness: Remarkable Stories from the Holocaust with Benjamin Hirsch. 2-5 p.m. Feb. 19. Free. William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St. NW. Hirsch was 6 when he witnessed the ravages of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, in his hometown of Frankfurt am Main. Soon after, he and four of his siblings were sent on a Kindertransport to France and then the United States and Atlanta. TheBreman.org.