Dog shot in backyard Spokane, WA (US) Date: Mar 3, 2003 County: Spokane Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Eric B. Griffith

Case ID: 5282 Classification: Shooting Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in WA (US) « Back to Search Results Login to Watch this Case

More charges have been filed against a 21-year-old man arrested after he allegedly shot a dog in the West Central neighborhood March 3, 2003, nearly hitting an 11-year-old girl.

Eric B. Griffith was arrested on a probation violation after the shooting. As a convicted felon, Griffith is not allowed to have a gun, police said.

He now faces additional counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree animal cruelty, and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Griffith was one of two men allegedly seen walking behind homes in the 2500 block of West Sharp the day of the shooting.

The girl was playing in her back yard with her dog when Griffith fired one round at the dog, police said. The girl was touching the dog when it was shot. She was not injured, and the dog survived

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Spokesman Review - April 30, 2003

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