(CBS12) A teenager is accused of killing a man’s dog during a robbery attempt in Tampa.
“We took a cold-hearted criminal off of our Tampa streets,” Police Chief Mary O’Connor said. “This suspect took the life of a dog, and he likely would have taken the life of its owner had the bullets not narrowly missed him.”
The shooting happened at around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Police said 17-year-old Jayden Makell Harris came up behind a man who was walking his two dogs down the street.
Police said Harris pulled a gun on the man and demanded money. During the incident, police said Harris fired several shots, striking both dogs.
Police said the man, in fear of his life, grabbed his dogs and ran. Harris chased after him and fired two more shots.
Investigators said when the man arrived at his home, he found one of his dogs badly hurt from the shooting. He took the dog, a dachshund, to an emergency veterinarian. The tiny dog died a short time later.
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Three hours after the shooting, police arrested Harris, but only on a warrant for aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm in a separate case out of Hillsborough County. He bonded out of jail two days later on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Four days later, on Thursday, Nov. 3, police in Tampa arrested the teen again for the robbery attempt and dog shooting.
