WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. (WEVV) — A Newburgh man is facing felony charges of killing a domestic animal and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon after opening fire on a dog in a busy neighborhood, according to authorities.

Deputies with the Warrick County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate a report of a dog being shot in a neighborhood on West Fall Creek Drive around 5:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

At the scene, deputies say they discovered a 1-year-old Cane Corso named "Augie" had been killed.

Deputies say the victim told them another neighbor and their 5-year-old daughter had come over to see Augie and play, and that all three were in the front yard with the dog just before the shooting happened.

The victim explained that at one point, Augie went across the street to visit ano

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