Atticus shoots Tom Johnson in Chapter 10, on page 127, line number 12.
He was the dog. The kids learned that Atticus could shoot.
Atticus breaks his glasses while trying to shoot the rabid dog in a single shot. Despite his poor eyesight without them, he is still able to successfully shoot the dog.
Heck Tate wants Atticus to shoot the dog because he knows that Atticus is the best shooter in Maycomb and he wants the dog to be put down before it harms anyone. Heck Tate knows that Atticus is the most skilled marksman and can take down the dog with one shot to prevent any danger to the community.
Heck Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb, asked Atticus Finch to shoot Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, because he believed Atticus was the best shot in town. Atticus reluctantly agrees and demonstrates his excellent marksmanship by taking down the rabid dog with a single shot.
The children received air rifles from Atticus as Christmas gifts in chapter 9. Atticus thought it was important for them to learn to shoot responsibly and understand the importance of safety.
When a rabid "mad" dog enters town, the sheriff asks Atticus to shoot it. Atticus is a sharpshooter, a skill he does not broadcast.
rofl..attitude? gosh. and thanks.
He shot Tim Johnson, the pet of Maycomb. Tim Johnson is a liver-colored bird dog. Atticus shot him because Tom was acting weirdly and was in the stage of terrorizing the neighborhood and Atticus brought him down with a bullet. (:
in the movie it looked like a Krag-Jørgensen
The rabid dog incident in "To Kill a Mockingbird" occurs in Chapter 10 when Atticus shoots the dog, Tim Johnson, to protect the town from his rabies infection.
Yes, the "mad" dog dies in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus kills him because he was the best shooter.
Atticus shoots the wild dog roaming around the neighborhood with Heck Tate's rifle.