January 26, 2003 7:59 AM

Can you say "Darwin Award"?

Man apparently beating dog dies from gunshot

There are those who die tragically under mysterious circumstances, and then there are those who have been too busy wading in the shallow end of the gene pool to pay much attention. This maroon got pretty much what he deserved.

WINCHESTER, Va. -- A man trying to beat his dog to death with a gun was fatally wounded when it apparently went off accidentally, police said. Raymond Poore Jr., 43, called his wife at work Thursday and told her that their dog had bitten him and he intended to kill the animal, police Capt. David Sobonya said.

The wife came home about 6 p.m. and found her husband unconscious, with a number of dog bites and scratches. Emergency medical personnel discovered that Poore had been shot. He was pronounced dead at Winchester Medical Center.

Sobonya said Poore must have beaten the 30-pound shar-pei with the gun that went off. He said the stock of the weapon, a combination rifle and shotgun, was broken and there appeared to be blood and dog hair on it. The dog was in the custody of an animal control officer.

I'm sorry, but if you try to beat an innocent animal with the butt-end of a loaded rifle, you can't be too shocked if the weapon goes off in your face. In this case, it's an open question who deserved to be euthanized more. Of course. Thankfully, that question has already been answered.

You...out of the gene pool...NOW!!!!

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