COCOA, Fla. – A dog had to be put down after its owner tied the animal to a tree and shot it with a shotgun at a public park on Sunday, according to the Cocoa Police Department.
Police were called to Bracco Pond Park along Shearer Boulevard Sunday for reports of a man shooting a dog, then taking off in a red Hyundai SUV, according to a police report.
According to police, the officer placed Beavers in handcuffs and then searched the SUV, finding a shotgun in the trunk along with ammunition.
When questioned, Beavers admitted to shooting the dog after it had tried to bite him and his girlfriend, records show.
Beavers said he took the dog from his home in Rockledge and drove it to the park with the intent to kill the animal, according to the report.