A heartless monster was caught on video allegedly “dragging a motionless dog” to a Queens street before dousing the helpless pooch in a flammable liquid and setting him on fire, officials said Saturday.
The brindle pit bull, left to burn, was found on 128 Street and 116 Avenue in South Ozone Park at 4:45 a.m. Thursday, cops said.
A necropsy is being performed to determine if he was burned to death or killed in another way first, a source said.
Police released surveillance screen grabs that show the alleged dog killer casually walking through a bodega.
When police arrived, they found the tiger-striped doggie “lying in the street” dead, a police source said.
Cops scoured for video to figure out what happened and released surveillance photos of the villain.
They plan to charge the brute with arson, cops said.
A surveillance photo shows the alleged doggie burner walking past a white gate.
Police say the man poured some kind of flammable liquid on the pitbull before lighting him on fire.
The alleged dog killer was last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt with a “Polo” logo in tan lettering across the chest, gray pants and a light brown designer MCM backpack, which sells for between $500 and $1,000, cops said.
The surveillance photos show him in a nearby bodega and walking past a white iron fence.
The incident happened near a homeless shelter on South Conduit Ave. KEVIN C DOWNSAnyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
