The whole dog name story is for inflammatory value. This is a case of neighbors who were at odds. Whether politics had anything to do with it is not indicated - because one person had a dog (or apparently from some reports, multiple) who had a history of killing the neighbor’s livestock. Fence or no fence (supposedly strengthened but taken out by snow storm) - a pet owner has a responsibility to keep their pets retrained to their own property - otherwise, they are responsible for any damage or trouble they may cause - and in the country - a dog chasing or threatening MY pets, family, or livestock will be dealt with appropriately.
It almost sounds like this story is a dog whistle to the antifa left type whackos as the underlining jist is someone shot Donald Trump. They want a copy cat for some lunatic and for it not to be a dog but the president.