“...on the receiving end of some bullets....”
Dead dogs equal dead neighbors? Good luck with that one!
Oh, don't like my logic? If this jerk is supposedly fearing for his life over a dog crawling through a hole, then I'm MUCH, MUCH more likely to convince a judge/jury I was in fear for my life after the SOB wasted not one, but TWO of my pets - one of which was in my yard.