Dog Shot, Killed in Hingham Backyard

Police are investigating a dog that was shot and killed by a pellet gun in a Hingham  backyard on Thursday.

Police say the owner of  7-year-old Australian Cattle and German Sheppard mix was working on his parent’s home on Chamberlain Run and let his dog out to run around the yard. At around 2:30 p.m. the owner found the dog in the backyard with some type of puncture wound and contacted police.

The dog was taken to the South Shore VCA in Weymouth by the Hingham Animal Control Officer for x-rays, police said. X-rays showed an “unknown type of projectile” inside the dog, police said.

On Friday the dog was taken to Angel Memorial Hospital in Boston  where  results showed a pellet had been shot into the side of the  dog.

The dog’s owner said he typically lets the dog run when he is visiting his parent’s home and had never had any other issues with animals or neighbors.

Chamberlain Run is located off East Street.

Hingham police are actively investigating this case and still looking for suspects.

Anyone with information about this incident  should contact the Hingham Police at 781-749-1212 or  leave an anonymous tip on their Drop-A-Dime link at www.hpd.org.

This is not the first police incident in recent months where pellet guns have been fired in Hingham.  Back in November, a North Street resident reported BB gun pellets had been fired at his home.