PHOENIX — Two dogs were shot at a park in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon by a man who claimed self-defense, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Both dogs died.
Officers responded to the park near Paradise Lane and 56th Street around 4:30 p.m. Thursday and made contact with the man who allegedly shot the dogs.
"Initial information gathered indicates that the dogs charged the man and a friend at the park resulting in the man shooting the dogs," a statement from the department said.
No charges have been filed but the case can be reopened if any new information becomes available, the department said.
"The scene investigation was consistent with the suspect's account of a self-defense shooting," the department said.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to Phoenix police.
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