Police: Man who went into neighbor's home, killed caged dog said it 'was worth it'

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Authorities say a man is accused of fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog in Arizona.Police say 63-year-old Andrew Evans was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing an animal, disorderly conduct and burglary. He’s been released on his own recognizance with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Dec. 17.Evans told Mesa police that his 10-pound chihuahua was severely injured by his neighbor’s pit bull and resulted in an $8,000 veterinarian bill.When Evans returned from the vet, he told police he went inside the home of the pit bull’s owner and fatally shot the dog twice in the head while it was in its cage.According to AZFamily, Evans made this admission to police about the incident:"I took my 9 mm Glock and put two bullets into the pit bull's brain. The pit bull was in a cage. I then took the pit bull and cage and buried it in the desert."Evans also reportedly told officers he "double tapped" the dog. The man apparently did not show any remorse, telling police "what he did was worth it." The owner of the pit bull, Joe Cruz, said he and Evans had a friendly relationship up until the incident. Cruz's friend and former partner said the entire ordeal has been devastating."This was my child's best friend," Jaime Connors said. "For someone to do something like this? Like, there's no justification. Whether your dog got hurt or not, it gives you no right to walk into somebody's home and shoot somebody's dog dead."Connors said the thought of the dog lying dead in her own crate is disturbing. "She was laying in a puddle of blood. In her own kennel, like, that's not something for somebody to see," she said.