A dog is recovering after being shot in the head during a burglary.
Last Friday night around 11:10 p.m., Bristol Borough police responded to the 200 block of Market Street after residents reported hearing three gunshots. Upon arrival, a pitbull was found with a gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to the emergency veterinarian, police said.
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According to investigators, the dog was in the home and confronted the person who burglarized the home. At some point during the burglary, the suspect shot the dog in the head.
Neighbors reported seeing a suspect flee the home. The suspect was described as a thin black male with wavy hair, about 5-foot-six and wearing a long-sleeve hoodie, police said.
The dog was last reported in stable condition.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective William Davis at 267-259-4990.
