Woman Seeks Answers Following Incident Involving Her Beloved Dog

Accidents can happen, but this situation likely isn’t one of them. Belleann Maffessoli of Vernon, Connecticut, faced a terrible tragedy after her black German Shepherd named Karo vanished. She always let him out on her large property about the same time each day, but when he didn’t return or come when called, she knew something was wrong. Then, she heard a gunshot in the distance, and her heart froze. She spent several days searching for her missing pup, hoping that she misheard the gunshot. But sadly, her worst nightmare soon came to life when she finally found sweet Karo. Image: Patty Winchell Facebook Karo’s Tragic Incident Karo is usually a very well-behaved dog. He runs around in his yard and always comes back when he’s told to. So, Maffessoli found it strange when one day, he didn’t return. Suddenly, she realized that something was terribly wrong. “Two minutes later, and I heard a gunshot and I can hear it was out deep into the woods, didn’t settle right with me,” said Maffessoli. First, she reached out to the community, asking if they’d seen her lost dog. She spent two nights looking for him around the wooded area of her property. But when she finally found him, it was the w...