TAMPA BAY, Fla. (Grey Information) – Police in Florida say a 17-year-old has been arrested after capturing and killing a canine throughout an tried theft.
In response to the Tampa Police Division, 17-year-old Jayden Makell Harris approached a person strolling his canine in a neighborhood on Oct. 28 round 7 p.m.
Police mentioned Harris confirmed a gun to the person and demanded cash. Throughout the incident, the 17-year-old fired a number of photographs that struck each canine.
In response to the police division, the person grabbed his canine and ran however Harris ended up chasing him, capturing two extra occasions within the man’s route.
Police mentioned when the person returned residence, he discovered one in all his canine badly damage from the capturing. He took the canine, a dachshund, to an emergency veterinarian, however the canine died.
Tampa police mentioned they used surveillance video and a composite sketch to establish Harris.
In response to authorities, the 17-year-old was in an SUV circling the neighborhood earlier than the theft try. The sufferer recognized Harris because the shooter when police mentioned they confirmed him an image of the teenager.
About 2.5 hours after the capturing, police mentioned they had been in a position to find Harris and take him into custody.
The division mentioned the 17-year-old is believed to be linked to different robberies in Hillsborough County. Harris is dealing with a number of expenses, together with felony aggravated assault, theft with a firearm and aggravated cruelty to animals.
“We took a cold-hearted felony off our Tampa streets,” Police Chief Mary O’Connor mentioned. “This suspect took the lifetime of a canine, and he probably would have taken the lifetime of its proprietor had the bullets not narrowly missed him.”
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