Sunday, December 13, 2015

Police: Surprise man shot pit bull in defense of his own animal

ARIZONA -- An investigation is underway following a confrontation involving two people and their dogs on Thursday night in the 16900 block of West Cottonwood Street.

Police say when officers arrived at the scene, they found 56-year-old Matthew Tardy had shot and killed a dog when it attacked his own dog.

"Reportedly, a 6-year-old boy was walking the other dog, unknown if the dog was leashed, when it attacked Mr. Tardy’s dog," stated Sgt. Norm Owens of the Surprise Police Department.

Per the SPD, Tardy told them when he saw the other dog climb on top of his dog, he feared for its life and pulled out a handgun and shot the dog.

"The dog succumbed to his gunshot wound prior to the arrival of the police.

"The deceased dog was described as a brindle colored pit bull, weighing approximately 55 pounds.

"Mr. Tardy’s dog, which was reportedly on a leash at the time of the incident, was described as a brown and white Akita, weighing approximately 30 pounds," added Owens.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

(Fox10Phoenix - Dec 10, 2015)

1 comment:

  1. I have a feeling this is the same case where the mother sent her "munchkins" (her own word) to the park with the unleashed pit bull.

    Don't want your pit bull shot dead? Then don't let it roam, and don't let your child that weighs half as much as the pit bull and is unable to stop it from killing someone else's dog take it to a park. Also, stop teaching your children to lie. In another article, the child admitted he'd dropped the leash. This was a loose, unacompanied pit bull that jumped on top of another dog. The owner of the other dog was right to save his own dog's life.

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