The proprietor of the canine that was shot on Monday, April 22, tells PEOPLE that her beloved pet has died.
Lisa Murena, tells PEOPLE completely that her “Pomsky” (Pomeranian and Husky combine) named Arya died Friday morning, April 26, a results of a stray bullet piercing her canine’s colon.
Murena tells PEOPLE on Friday that Arya was doing higher, however “then the [vet] known as [her] at like 1:30 this morning. And they tried to resuscitate her for quarter-hour, and it simply wasn’t working.”
“The doctor just called me a little while ago and said she had a stroke,” Murena explains.
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The canine was allegedly hit by a bullet shot by 18-year-old Joshua Marte Monday, per a NYPD assertion shared with PEOPLE. Police have been known as to the scene at round 1:30 a.m. The stray bullet went by means of the animal proprietor’s window and hit the canine, Murena beforehand informed PEOPLE.
On Tuesday, NYPD detectives organized the give up of Marte, reviews PIX 11. According to authorities, Marte was charged with “Criminal Possession of Weapon- Loaded Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon- Ammo Clip, Reckless Endangerment Aggravated Cruelty to Animals.”
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“She has no voice. I’m her voice,” Murena says of her late canine’s tragic loss of life. “I’m just gonna continue to fight for gun control [and] for animal cruelty, like justice needs to be served.”
Murena beforehand informed PEOPLE that on Monday morning, her brother Sal “heard glass shatter round 1:00 within the morning,” including that her household didn’t “hear any gunshots” however “heard the glass in my mother and father’ bed room shatter.”
Then round 1:15 a.m., her brother then “heard Arya whimpering, and he discovered her on the sofa… and she or he was crying, she was bleeding and shaking,” shared Murena. She defined that she and her father, Al, then “instantly” rushed Arya to the vet round 1:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, the vet took x-rays, and “that’s how [the Murenas] found that she got shot. They found the bullet in her.” She underwent surgical procedure that morning, and by Wednesday she was walking once more.
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“She didn’t deserve this. She was an incredible canine,” says Murena. “She loved everybody. And I always told her, ‘Not everyone is your friend.’ ”
“I mean, it could have been anyone in my household. It could have been my seven-year-old niece,” Murena additionally beforehand shared with PEOPLE. “It could have been anyone. I don’t know why illegal guns are still allowed on the streets. I have no idea.”
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