A New Jersey man was arrested this week for allegedly shooting and killing a beloved therapy dog owned by a Vietnam veteran, a report said.

The suspect, William Stroemel, who goes by the nickname “Wild Willie,” allegedly shot and killed the Pomeranian poodle named Toby with an air rifle on Sept. 17 after it got away from its owner, NBC Philadelphia reported.

The dog’s owner, Bob Cook, told the news station Toby got loose from his Maple Shade home that day about 5:30 p.m.

As he was searching for the pooch, he found him sprawled in the street and howling in pain.

“I picked him up with my bum leg and all and I ran back to the house. I said we had to get him to the vet,” Cook told the station.

Cook and his granddaughter the next day took Toby to the vet, where he was pronounced dead, according to the report.

Cook had Cody because he suffers from PTSD and depression from his service in the military, his granddaughter told NBC Philadelphia.

Stroemel was hit with weapons charges and animal cruelty counts for the shooting, according to the report.