{"id":135532,"date":"2026-01-28T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/135532\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:16:08","slug":"st-pete-man-accused-of-shooting-killing-dog-in-neighborhood-scared-for-his-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/135532\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete man accused of shooting, killing dog in neighborhood: &#8216;Scared for his safety&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Petersburg<\/a> man is facing an animal cruelty charge after investigators say he shot and killed a dog in his neighborhood Monday morning, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pinellas County<\/a> Sheriff\u2019s Office arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The affidavit says shortly after 9 a.m., a PCSO deputy responded to a home on 46th Street North, finding a dead black Labrador retriever lying at the end of a driveway.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/mother-charged-murder-accused-suffocating-4-year-old-son-death-st-pete-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mother charged with murder, accused of suffocating 4-year-old son: St. Pete Police<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/surber-mug-ps-1.28.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Edgar Surber, 76, told investigators he was &#8220;scared for his safety&#8221; when he saw a dog walking toward him across the street. He did not try to walk away or distance himself from the dog, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">After being told his Miranda rights, Surber admitted he shot the dog in the head after it began barking at him from a few feet away, PCSO said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Surber was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty. He was released on bond Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this story was provided by a Pinellas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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