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Man fatally shoots Plain Township's family's dog dead in the driveway
Link is paywalled and not archived yet: https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2024/12/23/plain-township-dog-rocko-shot-and-killed-by-man-passing-by/77076009007/
PLAIN TWP. ‒ Rocko the dog burst out of the door of his Middlebranch Avenue NE home last week, delighted to see his owner's two girls coming home on the school bus.
The 55-pound canine playfully jumped on the 11-year-old, Shy'la Allen. Her 6-year-old sister, Zhavia Allen-Poole, went inside the house. Shy'la then told Rocko, who was super excited, to get down or get off.
The heart-warming greeting quickly turned tragic when an armed stranger, apparently mistaking the dog's actions as dangerous to the girl, emerged from his vehicle and shot Rocko dead, horrifying Shy'la.
The ordeal has left Rocko's family devastated and the gunman facing criminal charges for killing the dog moments after the children were dropped off on Tuesday afternoon.
The 55-pound canine playfully jumped on the 11-year-old, Shy'la Allen. Her 6-year-old sister, Zhavia Allen-Poole, went inside the house. Shy'la then told Rocko, who was super excited, to get down or get off.
The heart-warming greeting quickly turned tragic when an armed stranger, apparently mistaking the dog's actions as dangerous to the girl, emerged from his vehicle and shot Rocko dead, horrifying Shy'la.
The ordeal has left Rocko's family devastated and the gunman facing criminal charges for killing the dog moments after the children were dropped off on Tuesday afternoon.
Edited to add that the shooter has been charged with improperly discharging a firearm in a school safety zone and causing serious physical harm to a companion animal, both felonies. And two misdemeanors: criminal damaging or endangering and aggravated trespass.
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.... with a blood lust - fantasizing about his "rights to kill" to show the world how tough he is.
