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VA Man Shot to Death While Beating

2008 Reader Submission
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Darwin says, "This 2005 incident was a popular submission. A jerk called his girlfriend to say, "I am going to kill your annoying dog." He picked up a rifle and beat the poor shar-pei half dead with the gunstock. But the business end fired a bullet, and removed the bully from the gene pool. Poetic justice. But I cannot summon the will to call it a Darwin Award. The dog was an innocent bystander. Although the death of the perpetrator was merited, it is impossible to laugh when an innocent is injured. Thus, I will not include this submission in the archive."
VA Man Shot to Death While Beating Dog March 31, 2005 - 5:57am (WINCHESTER, VA) - A man was shot fatally while trying to beat his dog to death with a shotgun, police said.

Raymond Poore Jr., 43, called his wife at work Thursday and told her that their dog had bitten him and he intended to kill the animal, aid Winchester police Capt. David Sobonya.

Police found Poore in his home at about 6 p.m. covered with dog bites and suffering from a shotgun wound to his abdomen. He died later at Winchester Medical Center.

Sobonya said Poore must have beaten the 30-pound shar-pei with a shotgun that went off. The stock of the weapon was broken and there appeared to be blood and dog hair on it, he said.

The dog was in the custody of a Winchester animal control officer. There was no word on how badly it was injured.

(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) (WINCHESTER, VA) - A man was shot fatally while trying to beat his dog to death with a shotgun, police said.

Raymond Poore Jr., 43, called his wife at work Thursday and told her that their dog had bitten him and he intended to kill the animal, aid Winchester police Capt. David Sobonya.

Police found Poore in his home at about 6 p.m. covered with dog bites and suffering from a shotgun wound to his abdomen. He died later at Winchester Medical Center.

Sobonya said Poore must have beaten the 30-pound shar-pei with a shotgun that went off. The stock of the weapon was broken and there appeared to be blood and dog hair on it, he said.

The dog was in the custody of a Winchester animal control officer. There was no word on how badly it was injured.

(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Submitted on 01/10/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: 2003 by The Associated Press.

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
While I certainly don't find animal abuse amusing I think this guy got exactly what he deserved. Thanks for sending this in.


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
If he didn't want the dog, he COULD have given it up for adoption (and resolved his issues through therapy)...but NO, he had to take it out on the poor dog! I hope the dog recovers; and on behalf of humanity, I am glad this jerk is out of the game for good...!


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