Muscle Shoals Police Chief Robert Evans said Wednesday the officer had been placed on administrative leave with pay while the shooting is under investigation.
The TimesDaily reports that the deer was killed while the officer was on duty over the weekend.
Evans declined to release details of the incident or the officer's name.
Tennessee Valley Authority spokesman Scott Brooks said shooting took place Sunday morning on Tennessee Valley Authority property, and the investigation has been turned over to state conservation authorities.
Mike Pollard, assistant chief of enforcement of the Alabama Department of Conservation's Game and Fisheries Division, said no charges have been filed.
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