Hauppauge, NY – A beloved pet cat is at the center of a shocking act of cruelty that Suffolk County officials say was no accident—an intentional shooting that left the 12-year-old feline paralyzed and clinging to life.

District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney is set to announce the arrest of an individual in connection with the targeted shooting of a cat named Coco, which occurred around 4:15 a.m. on August 15 in Mastic Beach. Coco’s owners and the now-disabled cat will join Tierney at the District Attorney’s office in Hauppauge this afternoon as the details of the disturbing case are revealed.

Coco, a family pet for over a decade, was found bleeding and immobile after a single gunshot wound to its spine, leaving its hind legs paralyzed. The shooting has outraged the local community and prom

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