Dog shot at point-blank range
Omaha, NE (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008
County: Douglas

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Leon Gehrig, Sr.

Omaha police have arrested a man they believe reached over his backyard fence and shot his neighbor's dog at point-blank range.

Police arrested Leon Gehrig Sr. on suspicion of animal cruelty and second-degree trespassing. Investigators believe he shot his neighbor's 10-year-old Rottweiler, Maggie, twice in the dog's stomach.

Police said Gehrig and his neighbor, Rich Sweet, were once friends, but the relationship soured after a fight over a kennel. Police say a neighbor found Sweet's dog with two gunshot wounds to the abdomen.

Gehrig is due back in court next month.

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