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Justin Riggs, left, and Brian Tichner are behind bars for their alleged roles in a January 15 dog shooting.

Bond denied: Man says dog-shooting followed drinking, hunting

One of two convicted felons arrested for their alleged role in the January shooting of a family dog is claiming that it was all a mistake–- that they went drinking and hunting for deer with a vermin gun, when the shooter made a tragic target error.

Justin Riggs and Brian Tichner have been arrested in connection with a January 15 dog shooting in Earlysville.

Front yard slaying: Two felons arrested in dog-shooting case

Two and a half months after a 10-month old Siberian Husky named Mattie was shot and killed in an Earlysville-area front yard, police have made two arrests.

John Wesley Morris has been charged with malicious wounding.

Man allegedly shoots woman in neck

As snow was falling over the county early Sunday morning, gunfire rang out just off of Hydraulic Road, and a woman became the year's first victim of a shooting in Albemarle. Charged in the incident is John Wesley Morris, a 53-year-old Charlottesville resident, who reportedl

Target practice: No charges in shooting of Glenmore woman

The gunfire in Glenmore that hit a woman has been deemed accidental. PHOTO FROM GLENMORE WEBSITE Albemarle police say they've identified the source of the

Stray bullet: Glenmore woman shot while gardening

A stray bullet flew into the swanky Glenmore subdivision Sunday night. PHOTO FROM THE GLENMORE WEBSITE The Glenmore subdivision website touts the "s

Ralph Leon Jackson arrested in Parkway shooting

Ralph Leon Jackson, 56, was arrested today at his residence for the

Parkway terror: Radio personality in critical condition after shooting

The friends had stopped for views from Rock Point Overlook. FLICKR/AZZ.

Wrenching news from June shooting

A 14-year-old girl, a refugee, hit by a stray bullet June 6 while sleeping in bed, is paralyzed, according to the unnamed city officials, according to the Newsplex.