Gunman Charged After Mistaking Dog For Coyote
Palatine man shoots neighbors dog
Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 | Updated 1:45 PM CDT
Piotr Holy faces numerous charges following the incident.
A Palatine man is charged with animal cruelty after shooting a neighbor's dog he says he thought was a coyote.
Police say Piotr Holy, 40, initially denied shooting the dog, a 9-year-old German Shepherd mix, but later confessed.
The dog had apparently walked into his backyard to investigate a deer carcass Holy had on his property in the 1100 block of South Brockway Street, according to police.
The dog's owner called police when she heard a single gunshot shortly after the animal got away while she was trying to leash him.
Holy faces a felony count of aggravated cruel treatment of an animal, obstructing a peace officer and reckless conduct. He was also charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm while hunting within 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling without permission.
Police confiscated two .22 caliber rifles from his home.
