1 Arrested In Dearborn For Injuring Pet With Pellet Gun: Police

DEARBORN, MI — One person was arrested in Dearborn on Thursday for shooting a pet with a pellet gun, Dearborn police said.

Officers said they responded to a report of "shots fired" on the 8700 block of Shaddick St. on Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m.

An investigation showed damaged property and a pet riddled with pellets fired from a BB/pellet gun, police said.

A further investigation is pending formal criminal charges, police said.

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As officers were investigating, they said a neighbor experienced an unrelated medical issue.

Police said the Dearborn Fire Department responded to render aid and transport the neighbor to a local hospital for treatment.

The neighbor was listed in stable condition, police said.