German shepherd puppy shot dead, beheaded in 'targeted attack' against Kansas cop

German shepherd puppy shot dead, beheaded in 'targeted attack' against Kansas cop
Ranger, a German shepherd belonging to a Kansas police officer, was beheaded in a targeted attack, authorities said (Parsons Police)

A 3-month-old puppy was abducted and beheaded in a "targeted attack" against a Kansas police officer. The Parsons Police Department suspects that the pup was fatally assaulted as a form of payback against its owner. 

According to Fox News, the officer whose dog it was, reported that on December 3, about 7 am, he let the German shepherd puppy – named Ranger – out into a fenced yard. Later, the officer who was off-duty at the time, found the puppy with its head severed about 2 pm. The puppy had been shot to death. "This is disgusting enough that it was done to an animal in our community, but when you add in that this appears to be a targeted attack on the home and personal property of a police officer, this makes it nothing more than a hate crime," said Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks. The suspects could face felony animal cruelty and trespassing charges.

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