Pit bull fatally shot with sawed off shotgun
South Kingstown, RI (US)

Incident Date: Monday, May 1, 2006
County: Washington

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Edgar Goulet

Police have charged a South Kingstown man with allegedly shooting his own dog. Police say 58-year-old Edgar Goulet shot his pit bull on May 1 and buried it in a shallow grave he dug in his backyard.

The pit bull -- called Sparky -- apparently ran into a neighbor's yard in the morning. Police say neighbors heard Goulet threatening to shoot the dog if he caught it.

Goulet was charged the morning of May 2 with killing an animal, firing in a contact area and possession of a sawed-off shotgun. He has been released on 40-thousand dollars personal recognizance bail and ordered to surrender any guns he owns.

Goulet says he shot the dog in self-defense.

References

• Eyewitness News - May 2, 2006

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