Dog shot
Idaho Falls, ID (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008
County: Bonneville

Disposition: Open

Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help!

An Idaho Falls family is disgusted after their ten year old rat terrier is shot in their neighborhood.

The dog survived but he has a clear wounds where the bullet went into his body and where it left.

The shooting happened somewhere in the area of the dog's home on North Boulevard, near McDermott Field in Idaho Falls.

On Saturday evening Annie Polson and her husband went out to dinner with the dogs, when they got home their rat terrier ran off to go to the bathroom.

Fifteen minutes later he was hobbling down the street, bloody.

Polson recalls, "I saw he was limping. I brought him in the house and then I looked underneath his belly and stuff was hanging out."

A bullet travelled straight through Boggies thigh and out the other side. "As big of a hole it left, they think it was a 22," says Polson.

According to Polson, her dog is the neighborhood dog. "He's a sweet dog everyboyd loves him. He's just a good well mannered dog."

Boggie's personality has changed, instead of his friendly self he's subdued and nervous. "He's scared, he wont go outside unless I walk him. He's terrified."

The Polson's are glad their aging terrier survived and they have strong words for whoever did it. "It's very messed up that anyone would shoot a gun in town and shoot anything. That is just not right."

The Polson family says the scariest part of the whole ordeal is that someone fired a gun in their neighborhood. Annie Polson says she couldn't help but think what if the bullet ricocheted and hit my son.

Idaho Falls Police scoured the area Saturday night but didn't find the gunman. Idaho Falls Police are still investigating.

If you have any information about the shooting, call Idaho Falls Police at 529-1200.

If you have information on this case, please contact:
Idaho Falls Police
529-1200

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