/Juvenile charged after 5 horses shot dead, 3 injured: report

Juvenile charged after 5 horses shot dead, 3 injured: report

Five horses were shot to death in Virginia and three others were injured, according to a report.

The Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 block of Double Bridges Road on Tuesday, according to WSET-TV. Once there, officials found five horses shot dead and three more wounded.

Veterinary attention was requested to attend to the injured animals and an investigation was launched to determine who was responsible.

Investigators charged an unidentified minor in the case.

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Aerial view of Double Bridges Road, where five horses were allegedly shot dead and others injured in Appomattox County, Virginia.

Aerial view of Double Bridges Road, where five horses were allegedly shot dead and others injured in Appomattox County, Virginia. (Google Maps)

Appomattox County Animal Control, the Virginia State Police, the Appomattox County Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Virginia Attorney General’s Office Animal Law Unit assisted ACSO with the case.

grazing horses

grazing horses (Melina Mara/The Washington Post/File)

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office at 434-352-8241.