Cat shot to death with rifle
Peters, PA (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008
County: Chester

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: 14 year old male

A 14-year-old Chambersburg boy was charged with cruelty to animals and other offenses after allegedly shooting a cat Wednesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

The unidentified boy and three other boys found the cat in a field off Etters Avenue in Peters Township, police said. The boy went to his house, got a rifle and shot the cat, then approached the animal and shot it twice more, killing it, police said.

The boy also was charged with recklessly endangering another person, possession of a firearm by a minor and disorderly conduct, police said.

References

• Hagerstown Morning Herald - March 16, 2008

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