Dog shot
Middlesex, PA (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Dec 28, 2007
County: Mercer

Charges: Summary
Disposition: Civil penalty imposed

Defendant/Suspect: Tom Thumma

Both a dog owner and the man who shot the animal after it strayed have been cited by Middlesex police in the incident.

The dog was shot and killed Dec. 28 by a neighbor after it escaped from its yard in the 200 block of North Middlesex Road in Middlesex Township about 10 a.m., according to police.

Betty McNew said Penny, her black-and-white part Jack Russell dog, got out through a gate and crossed the road, eventually making it to Tom Thumma's property and another neighbor's property.

She went outside and while she was calling the 9-month-old dog back to her yard, she observed Penny stumble "after hearing gunshots," police say.

Middlesex Township detectives determined Thumma was responsible for the shooting, police say.

References

• The Sentinel News - Jan 14, 2008

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