Reward Offered For Dog's Killer

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- South Bend residents outraged by a dog's shooting death during a home robbery are collecting reward money they hope leads to the arrest of the dog's killer.

Residents have collected more than $1,000 for two reward funds seeking information leading to the arrest of Linus' killer. Owner Dan Warner found his ailing, three-legged Old English sheepdog shot dead when he returned home from work Nov. 9.
The 8-year-old dog had recently lost a front leg while fighting bone cancer.

Gina Oliver created one of the reward funds after reading about the disturbing crime. She says the robbers "crossed a line that no one should ever cross."

South Bend Police Capt. Phil Trent says police are making progress in the case but processing physical evidence will take several weeks.

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