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Zachary Wade Moore Jr

More than a week ago, Zachary Wade Moore Jr. became known as the man who pointed what appears to be a gun to a dog's head in a photo.

Moore is now apologizing for his actions on social media.

"Look world, I'm sorry. It was a mistake," Moore said in the video. "Just me messing around on Facebook and it went way beyond out of control."

His photos went viral overnight and sparked outrage on social media. Many people from the United States and beyond expressed their concerns on Sheffield Police Department's Facebook page. Both Sheffield police and the Florence Police Department have been searching for Moore since last week.

According to Fox 61, Moore was located in Mississippi by the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office and Belmont Police over the weekend. Moore told authorities he was drunk with friends that night at a home in Golden, Mississippi. He said in the video the gun was a fake.

"The dog was never harmed. I would never hurt a dog, animal at that. The gun was fake," Moore said in the video before he threw the plastic gun on the ground.

Investigators said the dog was a runaway. It has since been taken away from Moore and returned to its rightful owners.

Mississippi authorities did not charge Moore with any crime as of Tuesday.