A teenage boy choked and stabbed a dog multiple times while it was locked in a crate in an Ann Arbor home during a domestic disturbance Wednesday. The dog later died from its injuries, officials with the Humane Society of Huron Valley said.

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Ann Arbor police responded at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday to the home in the 3100 block of La Salle Street, said AAPD Sgt. Bill Clock.

A domestic dispute between two adults and two teenagers was occurring at the home, Humane Society officials said. During the heated dispute, the dog bit someone “in an effort to protect his owner,” the statement read.

“According to multiple reports, the dog was then secured in a crate in another room,” the statement read, “where he was allegedly choked and then stabbed in the chest multiple times with a kitchen knife by a male teenager in the home.”

The dog, a 1-year-old male pit bull mix named Leo, was taken to an emergency animal hospital by Humane Society emergency rescue staff. Leo had to be euthanized due to blood loss and the seriousness of his injuries.

The Humane Society is doing an animal cruelty investigation. No charges have been filed to this point.

“Obviously, we take the violent assault on this animal very seriously,” said Matt Schaecher, director of animal cruelty investigation. “The investigation is still ongoing, but we expect to file our report with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office early next week.”

Schaecher added that intentionally maiming or killing an animal is a felony in Michigan.

Ann Arbor police arrested one person in connection with the domestic violence at the home, Clock said.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.