LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person faces expenses after police mentioned he shot and killed a canine within the east Las Vegas valley.
On April 23, at round 11:15 p.m., officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division recieved a report of a canine shot within the 6000 block of Halehaven Drive, close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane.
Arriving officers discovered a person, later recognized as Kevin Hoskins, 34, standing on the street. Police mentioned the canine was lifeless from obvious gunshot wounds inside a kennel inside the home.
Hoskins was taken into custody and animal cruelty detectives responded to the scene.
By means of investigation, detectives discovered that Hoskins was “upset” with the canine and made threats that he was going to kill it.
Different individuals tried to intervene and get the canine out of the kennel and away from Hoskins, however earlier than they may, Hoskins allegedly shot the canine a number of instances.
Hoskins was booked into the Clark County Detention Middle for one rely of willful/malicious torture/maim/kill canine and 13 counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied construction.
