Police: Dog shot, killed during dispute between neighbors in Sheraden

A pet dog was shot and killed Sunday afternoon during a dispute between two neighbors in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, officials said.

Police arrested the man suspected of fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog, a German Shepherd, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said.

As of 9 p.m., the man still was awaiting charges and his name was not available.

The incident happened shortly before 4 p.m., when a Pittsburgh police officer from the Zone 6 station had been walking a beat in Sheraden and heard gun shots near Ashlyn and Bergman streets, Cruz said.

“The officer located two males who had been involved in some type of neighbor dispute or argument that escalated into shots fired,” Cruz said. “One of the males fired twice at the other male’s dog, killing it.”

It’s unclear what the two men were arguing about.

Initial reports suggested that the dog’s owner may also have been struck by a bullet — “but this was not correct,” Cruz said.

“There were no other serious injuries and no one was transported to the hospital,” Cruz said.

Specific charges against the man accused of shooting the dog had not been filed as of shortly after 6 p.m.