Reward Climbs for Info on Dog Shooter

Reward Climbs for Info on Dog Shooter

By Lee Revis
Editor, Valdez Star

VALDEZ - The community of dog lovers in Valdez is coming together to try to help police solve the case of a dog that was shot at Valdez Mobile Home Park on Sunday, May 1.

The Valdez Star first offered a $100 reward to anyone in the community who would step forward with information to help the police bring whoever did this to justice. Since then, several folks have stepped forward to help grow the fund to an excess of over $400. Steve Hackworth, a member of the local fire department, stepped forward after reading about the incident. "I think I can add a little to that," he said, and pledged another $100 dollars to the reward, as did Valdez Fire and Water, a company owned by his girlfriend, Wendy Snow.

Well known dog lovers Pat and Jean Lynn, the former owners of The Valdez Star, also stepped forward to offer $100 to the cause. As a way to show what he called his abhorrence to the crime, Alan Godfrey is willing to pony up another $50 for the person who steps forward with info that leads to a conviction in this case. "This kind of irritates me," he said, with a tone of irony in his voice.

Police, who say they have no leads in the case, are eager for help from the community to help solve this case. The case was opened at the beginning of the month when the distraught family called police to report that their family dog, a nine year old Lab mix, had strayed from the family's home and was later found shot. The animal was not killed outright, but was shot in the spinal cord and eventually had to be put to sleep by the owners. Police have not yet positively released the details on what type of weapon was used in the killing, only that it was a either a .22 bullet or a very high caliber pellet gun. Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call the police at 835-4560.