PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia neighborhood has become the scene of two recent dog shootings, one that tragically took the life of one innocent animal.On March 27, a dog was found shot and terrified after crawling onto the porch of a home on the 1200 block of South 54th Street in Kingsessing.She has been named Alexia by the Pennsylvania SPCA, and is on the road to recovery after a leg amputation and blood transfusion.RELATED COVERAGE: Dog shot in Philadelphia learning to walk again after amputation surgery, PSPCA saysJust two days after Alexia was found, a second dog was found shot inside a trash bag just blocks away.
Unfortunately, the dog succumbed to its injuries.The Pennsylvania SPCA believes both shootings may be related."The details of what happened to Alexia and this second dog are still being revealed.