LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A judge set bail Friday at $263,000 for the man accused of shooting and killing a dog in the east Las Vegas valley.
Kevin Hoskins, 34, faces animal abuse and gun-related charges for the shooting on April 23, records said. The shooting happened in the 6000 block of Halehaven Drive, near East Bonanza Road and North Sloan Lane, police said.
Officers found a man, later identified as Hoskins, standing in the street. Police said the dog was dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a kennel inside the house.
Through investigation, detectives learned that Hoskins was “upset” with the dog and made threats that he was going to kill it.
In 2017, Hoskins faced a charge of murder with a deadly weapon in North Las Vegas, records said. Hoskins told police he shot a man in self-defense as that man tried to get into his apartment.
Several months after Hoskins’ arrest, prosecutors dropped the case over the self-defense claim, documents said.
In 2014, Hoskins faced a charge of aiming a gun at another person, records said. A judge later reduced the charge to disorderly conduct and ordered Hoskins to complete impulse control counseling. Hoskins completed the counseling, and a judge closed the case, records said.
Specific details about Wednesday’s dog killing were not available yet as of Friday. 8 News Now was awaiting a public records request for more information.
Hoskins was due in court on April 29 when a judge could readdress his bail.
