The Los Angeles Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a suspect or suspects connected to two dog shootings over nine days.
According to a media release from LAPD officials, the first shooting occurred around 11 p.m. on March 29 near 23rd Street and Santa Fe Avenue.
“Newton Area patrol officers responded to a shooting call…officers located a dog that had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and located evidence of a shooting,” the LAPD release stated.
The dog was transported to a nearby veterinary hospital for treatment and survived the shooting, police said.
Officers responded to another dog that was shot on Sunday at about 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of East 52nd Street and Avalon Boulevard in L.A.’s South Park neighborhood, just four miles south of the scene of the first shooting.
“Officers located another dog that had suffered a gunshot wound and located evidence of a shooting,” law enforcement officials said, adding that the canine died from its wounds.
No description of a suspect or suspects was immediately available. The breeds of the two dogs that were shot were not disclosed.
Anyone with information on the two shootings is urged to contact Newton Violent Crime Detectives by calling 323-846-6566. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-527-3247.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. To submit information anonymously online, visit www.lacrimestoppers.org
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