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Gilbert man shoots at family dog after it bites his daughter in face
by Nathan Gonzalez - Feb. 17, 2010 06:40 AM
The Arizona Republic
A Gilbert man faces a felony weapons charge for shooting at his German shepherd after it bit his daughter in the face Sunday.
Kevin Townsend, 49, was charged with one count of discharging a firearm within town limits, a class 6 felony.
The incident began about 5:46 p.m. when Townsend's 11-year-old daughter was in the family's backyard on the 2500 block of E. Via De Palmas, north of Riggs and Higley roads, Gilbert police said.
The dog bit the child on the face, and Townsend allegedly grabbed a gun. He fired "multiple shots" at the dog, but one bullet strayed and broke a window at a nearby house.
The girl was transported to Gilbert Mercy Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The dog was not harmed, but Townsend arranged for someone else to take it, said Sgt. Mark Marino, a police spokesman.
by Nathan Gonzalez - Feb. 17, 2010 06:40 AM
The Arizona Republic
A Gilbert man faces a felony weapons charge for shooting at his German shepherd after it bit his daughter in the face Sunday.
Kevin Townsend, 49, was charged with one count of discharging a firearm within town limits, a class 6 felony.
The incident began about 5:46 p.m. when Townsend's 11-year-old daughter was in the family's backyard on the 2500 block of E. Via De Palmas, north of Riggs and Higley roads, Gilbert police said.
The dog bit the child on the face, and Townsend allegedly grabbed a gun. He fired "multiple shots" at the dog, but one bullet strayed and broke a window at a nearby house.
The girl was transported to Gilbert Mercy Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The dog was not harmed, but Townsend arranged for someone else to take it, said Sgt. Mark Marino, a police spokesman.