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Killer of Salma Hayak’s dog found





SEATTLE - A neighbor of Salma Hayek’s Washington state ranch told investigators he shot at the actress’ beloved Belgian Malinois with an air rifle because it was in his garage and fighting with his own dogs, investigators said Monday in finding the shooting justified.

The neighbor told deputies he didn’t know he hit Hayek’s dog or that it soon died, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said. And his wife told The Associated Press the couple didn’t even know the dog belonged to the famous actress.

Deputies investigated after Hayek’s dog was found dead Feb. 19 on her property about 70 miles south of Seattle. The office ruled the shooting justified but referred the case to prosecutors for review.

“We didn’t even know we hit the dog,” neighbor Kim Lund said Monday, adding that her husband held up the pellet gun and shot it to scare the dogs away. She said one of the dogs was on top of her dog at the time.

Ziesemer said Monday that a neighbor told a deputy he was inside his house when he heard what sounded like a dog fight in his garage. The neighbor says he fired one shot from an air rifle and the other two dogs ran off.

Lund said she and her husband were inside their home watching TV when they heard a ruckus in their garage. She said Hayek’s dogs often come over to her property and chase her dogs.

“I’m still coming to terms with all of this, as you can imagine,” Lund said. “We didn’t even know we killed a dog. To find out we killed a dog that belonged to a high profile person, I’m in shock.”

Hayek posted on Instagram Friday that she was mourning the death of her 9-year-old dog named Mozart and hoped authorities would find justice.

AP
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