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Case ID: 13110
Classification: Shooting
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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Dog shot to death
West Jordan, UT (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Feb 7, 2008
County: Salt Lake

Disposition: Open
Case Images: 1 files available

Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Thursday, a West Jordan family came home, near 4000 West and 8600 South, after work and found one of their two yellow labs, "Bert," lying in a pool of blood in the back yard. He was shot to death by an unknown assailant, said West Jordan police Sgt. Greg Butler.

Police did not have suspects Saturday. Investigators questioned the West Jordan couple's neighbors and cleared them all, Butler said.

The only history involving animals at that house came in October when Animal Control received an anonymous complaint from someone about a dog barking, he said.

Although shooting a dog is class A misdemeanor, shooting in the direction of a home is a third-degree felony.


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West Jordan police now know it was a gun shot, not a pellet gun that killed a golden lab named Bert in his own backyard Thursday. That means whoever committed the crime is now facing a third degree felony. Now animal services are trying to educate the public on how to handle dog or cat disturbance cases without resorting to violence.
Source: MyFox - Feb 8, 2008
Update posted on Feb 10, 2008 - 10:05PM 

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