A dog found shot and left for dead in a field in East St. Louis on Wednesday
was euthanized Thursday afternoon by St. Clair County Animal Control.
According to witnesses, the
black-and-white pit bull mix named Domino was shot by an East St. Louis police
officer Tuesday while responding to a call for an eight-year-old boy that had
been bitten by the dog.
The boy reportedly had been
pelting the dog with rocks.
Domino was rushed to a St.
Louis animal hospital by Gateway Pet Guardians, who by law had to turn the dog
over to St. Clair County Animal Control, which has jurisdiction in bite cases.