Cat shot with .22
Decatur, AL (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Dec 6, 2007
County: Morgan
Disposition: Open
Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
Stories about animal abuse anger those in the Heart of the Valley. Now Decatur has another case the police would like to solve.
This animal has lost a limb, and this time the case involves a cat and gun. A water bowl is evidence that a pet lives here.
The blood is evidence of a crime.
"We got a report on Kathy Lane of a cat being shot. We investigated it and found that a cat had been shot with what we believe to be a 22 caliber weapon," says Decatur Police Lt. Dennis Hughes.
He says the cat was taken to the Beltline Animal Clinic.
"The cat had to have one of his legs amputated."
Police say they want this shooter.
"It's in a residential area where someone is firing a handgun. It could have been kids out. It could have been anybody out that could have been struck by this bullet."
Smokey is set to be released to his owners on Monday, but police say whoever shot this tabby may face serious charges.
Hughes says they will push to make that person pay all the vet bills.
The family and some neighbors are raising money for a reward.
Decatur police would also like you to call them if you have any information.
That number is 256-353-2515. If you have information on this case, please contact:
Decatur Police
256-353-2515
Case UpdatesThe Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for shooting a cat in a residential Decatur, Ala. Neighborhood last week.
News reports give the following account: Smokey was shot with what police believe was a .22-caliber gun while he roamed Kathy Lane, which is in a residential neighborhood in Decatur, Ala. Smokey's leg had to be amputated due to the extent of his wound.
The Decatur Police Department is investigating. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 256-353-2515. | Source: HSUS Press Release - Dec 13, 2007
Update posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 4:37PM |
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