"Gaurdian" in serious but stable condition after being shot three times in home invasion robbery
UPDATE: Guardian --- The dog involved in the home invasion is expected to go home tonight after suffering three gunshots wounds.
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SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Major Crimes Detectives are investigating a home invasion robbery where the victim's dog was shot. On 6-26-12 at 9:41pm Spokane Police responded to a shots fired call in the area of 400 W. Park Place with information that a dog had been shot.
Responding officers found multiple shell casing and a dog that had been shot several times. Further investigation uncovered that a home invasion robbery had occurred at 800 W Euclid. Two masked men broke into a residence with guns and robbed the occupants which included a female and a small child. The occupants of the residence were not injured.
While the suspects were fleeing from the residence, the victim's dog chased after the suspects and was shot multiple times. The suspects fled the scene in a white, older van with bi-fold doors on the side.
The van had no windows and had a faded Shock sticker on the back. Detectives from Major Crimes Unit responded to investigate the incident. The injured dog was taken to a local animal emergency clinic for treatment.
>>>Spokane Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Check at 456-2233.