Dog gunned down By Angela Daughtry For the Record Friday, June 12, 2009 2:27 PM EDT A dog was shot and killed in Bryceville allegedly by its owner's neighbor Saturday because the neighbor said the dog had attacked his cat. According to a Nassau County Sheriff's Office report, Ernest G. Thornton, owner of the deceased dog, had told his children to tie up his two dogs after walking them. The dogs apparently got loose and were again secured, but about an hour later the female dog came to the door, the report says. Thornton told police he went outside to tie up the female dog, and at that time found his other dog had been shot. When Thornton went next door to ask his neighbor, Frank Crews, what had happened, Crews said he had shot the dog because it had attacked his cat, according to the police report. When Thornton told Crews he was calling 911, Crews left in his vehicle, according to the report. Police, who were at the scene about 12:30 p.m., found the dog in the side yard between the two residences, but inside Thornton's property line, the report said. Police found the dog had been shot in the left side at a downward angle. When police went to find Crews, he was not home. Photographs were taken of the dead animal and placed into evidence. Thornton told police it would cost over $200 to replace the dog. The case is under investigation. adaughtryfbnewsleader.com Email this story Printer friendly version