A 54-year-old man, Oscar Junior Johnson, has been arrested and charged with acts of animal cruelty in Harris County after reportedly firing upon a group of stray dogs. According to the KHOU report, witnesses at a southwest Houston apartment complex observed Johnson shooting at the dogs, injuring two.
Not only is Johnson dealing with animal cruelty charges, but he's also been hit with the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. A stray bullet having no name, the incident left six dogs endangered, two of which sustained gunshot wounds, as reported by the Houston SPCA in a Facebook post. The Houston Chronicle further detailed that the shooting occurred in a southwest Houston park where Johnson allegedly opened fire.
The Houston SPCA's senior VP of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Roberta Westbrook, articulated the severity of the injuries: "One dog had multiple fractures," and continued, "the other has a broken ulna. Both have gunshot wounds with entry and exit points." This particular statement, detailed the KHOU, emphasized the brutality of the incident.
Both dogs, shaking off their injuries, are in stable condition as reported by Constable Alan Rosen, reassuring the public that "OK" was the status of the wounded animals. In light of the tragedy, he urged anyone suspecting animal cruelty to promptly contact the Houston SPCA hotline, as stated in a Facebook notice from Rosen's office and echoed by Houston Chronicle. Meanwhile, the authorities at the Houston Police Department, in union with Houston SPCA, continue to sift through the gritty details of the incident.
