Report of Dog Shot

On 12/6/2018, Norton Police received a report that a dog was found deep in a wooded area on the Norton/Attleboro town line off of Old Dean Street.  Police responded and spoke with the owner of the dog, who reported that he found the dog in the woods.  The dog had been missing for a few days.  The owner reported that it appeared the dog had been impaled by a stick, as if the dog was possibly running from something. The owner carried the dog out of the woods where police were waiting.  Police observed the dog to have a laceration to its body, but no immediate signs of the dog being shot.  Later that day, the owner reported to Norton Animal Control that he discovered a bullet in one of the dog's wounds.  This incident remains under investigation.  No other information is available at this time.