Pasco deputies make arrest after driver seen shooting dog in front of home

HOLIDAY, Fla. - Pasco County deputies say they have made an arrest after surveillance cameras captured a driver shooting a dog in broad daylight in a Holiday neighborhood.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened around 11 a.m. Tuesday, when three dogs were running around the neighborhood in the area of Society Drive and Truman Drive in Holiday.

Ring security camera from the front of a home showed the driver in a white pickup truck pull up to the dogs, who were in the front yard of the home.

That's when the driver could be seen pointing a gun and firing two shots, one of which struck one of the dogs. The injured dog briefly fell to the ground before getting back up and running away, yelping in pain.

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The driver then drove off without attempting to render aid to the injured animal.

Tuesday evening, deputies said they arrested Darren Salinger in connection with the shooting. He was taken to the Land O' Lakes Detention Center and will be charged with aggravated animal cruelty and discharging a firearm from within a vehicle.

Deputies located the dog and its owner, and said the dog was taken to a veterinarian to be treated for its injuries. The sheriff's office did not provide an update on the dog's condition.