New Bedford police said a 32-year-old woman was arrested for animal cruelty on Wednesday. According to police, they received a report of a dog that was possibly shot with a pellet gun on March 1. Security cameras captured sound of two bangs,

A 32-year-old woman faces a charge of animal cruelty in connection with a dog getting shot with a pellet gun earlier this month.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A New Bedford woman who allegedly shot a dog with a pellet gun earlier this month is now facing charges. According to police, officers met with a woman on March 1 who claimed her dog had been shot with pellets. Security cameras reportedly captured the sound of two loud bangs with her dog visibly injured, limping in pain.