While the victim sustained only minor injuries, his dog was seriously wounded and taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment.
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP -- Authorities are looking for a 30-year-old township man who allegedly beat another township man and his dog with a baseball bat during a fight Thursday.
Police said Darren Dicarlo is wanted on aggravated assault charges after the 35-year-old victim said the two got in a fight at about 9:30 p.m. and Dicarlo brought out a baseball bat, which Dicarlo allegedly used to strike both the victim and his dog multiple times.
A handgun was also fired by an unknown person during the fight, police said, but the shot didn't hit any individual or property.
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While the victim sustained only minor injuries, the dog was severely injured and taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment.
Dicarlo fled the scene, and police ask anyone with information about the incident or Dicarlo's whereabouts to contact Pemberton Township police at 609-894-3310 or its confidential tip line at 609-894-3352.
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