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PD: Phoenix teen arrested after cat is shot 8 times with pellet gun

PD: Phoenix teen arrested after cat is shot 8 times with pellet gun
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A 19-year-old was arrested after shooting a cat eight times with a pellet gun.

Phoenix Police report that Monday afternoon they arrested Jacob Jerome Garcia, for reportedly shooting his roommate's cat with a pellet gun.

Police say Garcia used two pellet guns to shoot the cat striking it eight to nine times. 

After the roommate found out, they took the cat to a veterinarian who reportedly removed eight pellets from the cat. 

Garcia was arrested for animal abuse.