Charges pending in shooting of dog

Charges pending in shooting of dog

LIBERTY

Charges are pending against a Warren man who shot a dog Thursday in Liberty Township. The man told police the dog belonged to his friend and said he had been trying to euthanize the dog on his friend’s behalf, Liberty Police Chief Richard Tisone said. The suspect said the dog suffered from hip dysplasia.

Township police responded shortly after 8:45 a.m. Thursday to reports of shots fired near the Timber Ridge apartments at East Liberty Street. There, they found a large dog bleeding from the mouth.

The Warren man told police he shot the dog, but was unsuccessful in killing it. The man said he was going to try again to kill the dog, but with a higher-caliber shotgun. He likely will be charged through Girard Municipal Court with mishandling a firearm in a motor vehicle, a felony, and violence against a companion animal, a misdemeanor. Officials with the Humane Society responded to the scene. The dog’s owner, also a Warren man, took custody of the dog and was advised to take the animal to a veterinarian for euthanization in a more humane manner, Tisone said.

Spring concert

CANFIELD

The Canfield Community Concert Band will present a spring concert at 3 p.m. on April 23 at Canfield High School, 100 Cardinal Drive. The concert is a benefit performance for Operation Blessing, a local nonprofit organization that provides food and other assistance to Mahoning County families in need.

There is no admission charge for the concert. To assist Operation Blessing with its mission, support is requested in the form of non-perishable food items and monetary donations.

Special guests performing with the band will be choral music students from Crestview High School.

For more information about the band and upcoming performances, visit www.canfieldccband.org.

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