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The Marion County Sheriff's Office is investigating two cases where someone injected gasoline into horses, causing the death of one.John Hoogerhyde and Leah Greenleaf, who are neighbors, reported the suspicious incident on their property off SE 55th Avenue to authorities on Friday.Watch this reportAccording to Hoogerhyde, he noticed a blood spot on the shoulder of one of his horses, Jolean, in the afternoon of June 2. Later on, the horse began acting lethargic and the shoulder area became enlarged.Jolean had to be put down. During a necropsy of the horse, a strong smell of gasoline emitted from the shoulder area."(The person who performed the necropsy) said there's so much gasoline, it smelled like someone had poured a five-gallon can of gasoline on her," Hoogerhyde said.Greenleaf said she noticed similar symptoms on one of her horses, 6-year-old Kate, on June 4. She said she saw a puncture wound on the animal's neck that looked like a bug bite, but it began to swell.After taking the animal to a veterinarian, it appeared gasoline was in the horse's muscle. The animal is undergoing treatment and had another surgery scheduled Monday.A friend is holding a fundraiser to help pay the medical bills.Link to the fundraiserHoogerhyde and Greenleaf said they keep the horses near the back of their properties and have no idea who would want to hurt the animals."She's a pleasure. She's my companion. She's the daughter of my two horses. She's my baby," said Greenleaf.Both said they have moved the remaining animals to other locations and have set up surveillance video to watch them.Top video: School: Children were served dog treats"If you're the person that's doing this to our horses, just come forward. Stop it now," Hoogerhyde said.Hoogerhyde and his wife are devastated. They are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Marion County deputies.14277264