MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) – New court docket paperwork reveal the suspect linked to the shooting death of a family dog close to Mankato works as a mail service and has a historical past of leaving threatening notes pertaining to animals.
Those particulars are included in a pair of search warrants filed this week after Lily, a household canine, was found shot dead on the deck of a home in South Bend Township on March 30. Lily’s homeowners reported receiving threatening notes about barking animals within the weeks earlier than the capturing and that two young kids have been contained in the home when the canine was shot.
The person of curiosity recognized in these court docket paperwork is a close-by neighbor of the household and is a present worker of the U.S. Postal Service. In an interview with police, he denied capturing Lily however admitted to leaving a number of notes about loud animals at totally different properties in his neighborhood and alongside his postal route.
The notes contained a number of expletives and one threatened if the homeowners “put the barking canine out once more…” “It will get a bullet within the head.”
Months earlier, he additionally reportedly instructed a co-worker he wished to shoot his neighbor’s canine as a result of it was barking.
Investigators are actually analyzing firearms, ammunition, and notes associated to the case. They’re additionally making preparations for a necropsy on Lily to get better further proof.
The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office has recognized a suspect, however no formal expenses have been filed. They are nonetheless searching for further info on this case and anybody with info is inspired to contact the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office at (507) 304-4863 or report anonymously by means of Crime Stoppers.
