Dog shot, abandoned
Vallejo, CA (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008
County: Napa

Disposition: Alleged

Abuser names unreleased

Two people are suspected of shooting and abandoning a pit bull in Vallejo early Tuesday, police reported. Police were called to the area of Sims and Wilson Avenues around 1:40 a.m. and found a pit bull suffering from a gunshot wound to the back, police said.

Police reported a caller said he heard a gun shot, saw the dog limping, and then saw a black man and white woman get into a vehicle and drive off southbound on Mare Island Way.

The pit bull was still breathing when animal control officials arrived, but police said the dog's wounds were life-threatening.

References

Times-Herald - March 27, 2008

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