EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 27-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly went live on a social media platform while shooting his dog with a “gel blaster” gun, El Paso Police said.
Jesus Armando Ortega, 27, was arrested on Thursday, June 5, and charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals, police said. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $4,000 bond.
According to police, on June 5, Animal Services reported to police a video that depicted a pit bull mix that was being hit with a “gel blaster” several times.
The Police Department’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Unit looked into the incident and identified Ortega as the individual who went live on a social media platform while shooting his dog with a gun that shoots small, water-absorbent beads.
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