The Brief
- A St. Pete man was arrested after investigators say he shot and killed a dog in his neighborhood Monday morning, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.
- Deputies say a black Labrador retriever was found dead at the end of a driveway on 46th Street North.
- Edgar Surber, 76, told investigators he was “scared for his safety” when he saw a dog walking toward him across the street. He admitted to shooting the dog in the head after it began barking at him from a few feet away, according to PCSO.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man is facing an animal cruelty charge after investigators say he shot and killed a dog in his neighborhood Monday morning, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.
The backstory:
The affidavit says shortly after 9 a.m., a PCSO deputy responded to a home on 46th Street North, finding a dead black Labrador retriever lying at the end of a driveway.
Edgar Surber, 76, told investigators he was “scared for his safety” when he saw a dog walking toward him across the street. He did not try to walk away or distance himself from the dog, according to the affidavit.…