Bruno, French bulldog stolen in DC, found dead in Maryland – WTOP News

A canine stolen from his proprietor at gunpoint in Northwest D.C. in April has been discovered useless 4 months later.

Bruno, a 1-year-old French bulldog taken when his proprietor was held at gunpoint on April 13, was discovered useless Thursday in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Brittani Garner, a spokeswoman with the Prince George’s County Division of the Atmosphere, confirmed to WTOP that animal management officers contacted Bruno’s proprietor Friday morning to inform her the canine had been discovered deceased.

Bruno’s proprietor, Jamaica Harvey, tweeted concerning the loss.

“I obtained a name from PG county, he was discovered unalive,” Harvey mentioned. “I’m so damaged I wanna thank everybody who helped me by this.”

In accordance with a police report, an armed individual approached Bruno and Harvey on the 5400 block of Kansas Avenue Northwest at Missouri Avenue on April 13. The suspect demanded the sufferer’s canine and property earlier than fleeing the scene.

Bruno was one in every of two canine taken throughout a criminal offense spree that day: Ten-week-old Australian shepherd Pablo was stolen in a separate incident and reunited together with his proprietor later within the week.

The precise circumstances of Bruno’s loss of life, together with the place he was discovered, weren’t publicly accessible as of Friday night.

WTOP’s Kate Ryan contributed to this report.

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