The apartment complex in Philadelphia where the incident occurred. Photo: Google Maps

A MAN has been arrested after stealing a woman’s pet dog.

The Philadelphia police said the man masturbated in front of the woman before fleeing the scene.

He entered the woman’s apartment through an open window.

After he grabbed the dog, he fled through the same open window.

He then attempted to break into another apartment in same complex.

However the resident of the next apartment had a firearm, and shot the burglar.

He underwent surgery in a local hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.

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