HOLTWOOD, Pa. — Note: The video is from Feb. 8.
Update, Feb. 18: The owner of the dog that was killed is now offering an additional cash reward of $1,000 for anyone with information regarding the identification of the suspect.
PREVIOUSLY: Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of a suspect or suspects who shot two dogs outside a Lancaster County home earlier this month.
One of the dogs was killed, and the other required emergency surgery after sustaining gunshot wounds to both hips, according to State Police (PSP), who are investigating the incident.
The dogs, both German Shepherds, were in the yard of a home in Martic Township.
Friends Amber Zercher and Jennifer Porterfield were grilling dinner outside Porterfield's home with their dogs, Oliver and Ranger, when they heard gunfire on the back of the property.
Both dogs were struck by gunfire, Zercher told FOX43.
Zercher's dog, Oliver, sustained the injuries to his hips and required surgery.
Ranger, who belonged to Porterfield, did not survive.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact PSP Lancaster Criminal Investigation Unit at 717-299-7650, anonymously contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477), or submit an anonymous tip online.
All callers to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest, the solving of a crime/cold case or the location of a wanted person/fugitive or missing person.