Police are searching for a juvenile after he allegedly shot his neighbor’s dog, according to Andy Conway, chief deputy with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.
Multiple agencies assisted the Moore County Sheriff’s Office on Monday just after 8 p.m. in the 200 block of Windy Hill Road near Pinebluff.
Windy Hill is off U.S. Highway 1.
The juvenile fled the scene, and law enforcement set up a perimeter around Woodglen Way, according to radio traffic.
Woodglen Way is off Windy Hill Road.
Conway said, “A juvenile petition was obtained by deputies.”
Although law enforcement told Sandhills Sentinel the dog died, the family told Sandhills Sentinel on Friday that the dog survived the two gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
What led up to the shooting of the dog is under investigation.
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Scene photograph by Sandhills Sentinel.
*Editor’s note: This article was updated on Friday, Sept. 11, to state that the dog did not die.
