Police have arrested a New Bedford woman accused of shooting a dog with a pellet gun earlier this month.

 

Officers were called to a Clifford Street home on March 1 after a woman reported her dog had been shot with what appeared to be a pellet gun.

 

Yolanda Todman told 12 News her 1-year-old dog named Zuri was outside in their back yard when she was shot.

 

Todman’s home security footage captured the moment Zuri was shot. Two loud bangs can be heard in the footage just seconds before Zuri yelps and starts limping in pain.

 

Detectives were able to identify 32-year-old Lynette Ayala as the person responsible for the dog’s injury. She has since been taken into custody and charged with animal cruelty.