A Seattle girl is grieving the dying of her beloved canine after a person allegedly shot and killed her whereas she was roaming round outdoors final week.
However, FOX 13 has reported officers suppose one other canine was the meant goal.
According to charging paperwork from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO), the canine was going about its day in Lake City when proprietor Michelle Michaels heard loud gunshots.
She regarded outdoors and and allegedly noticed Magan Ahmednur Yussuf with a gun in his hand and her canine mendacity on the street bleeding.
FOX 13 acknowledged Michaels rushed outdoors, screaming. Yussuf then allegedly advised her the canine “came at him,” earlier than walking away.
But charging paperwork report a witness stated he didn’t discover the canine attack or act aggressively towards the person. He added Yussuf allegedly fired one shot on the canine and the canine fell to the bottom.
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According to FOX 13, the girl carried Stevie again home however she had died by the point officers arrived.
Yussuf advised officers he had been bitten however when officers checked for accidents, they didn’t discover something. Yussuf’s mom advised officers the canine had terrorized Yussuf for 13 years however Stevie was solely 4 years old and Michaels had moved to the neighborhood round three years in the past, FOX 13 reported.
Michelle Michaels’ canine Stevie was shot and killed outdoors her Lake City home final week. (Photo courtesy the Port of Seattle)
Stevie flew all the way in which from the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar to Seattle in 2021, according to the Port of Seattle. The canine was an Arabian village canine who was rescued and delivered to an animal shelter in Doha, Qatar’s capital metropolis. The organization Fur Bae Rescuewhich connects dogs from Qatar to the Pacific Northwest, introduced Stevie to Michaels.
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Michaels was a volunteer with Fur Bae Rescue and fostered Stevie, who was underneath a 12 months old, for a brief time period earlier than falling in love along with her. Michaels and her roommate then moved to a brand new home in Seattle with an even bigger yard for his or her two dogs.
Documents from KCPAO verify Yussuf was charged with animal cruelty. His subsequent courtroom date is scheduled for April 22.
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