CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago man threw two dogs off a second-floor balcony in West Town, killing one of them, police said.
The incident happened Monday night while the man was fighting with his wife, police said. The wife, a 55-year-old woman, told police that she and her husband had gotten into a fight in their car and that he slapped her twice. The argument continued outside the woman's home on West Grand Avenue after they got out of the car, police said.
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"You love those dogs more than you love me," police say the man told his wife. "I'm going to kill those dogs."
The 51-year-old man then allegedly grabbed the woman's keys, went inside the home and threw the two dogs off a second-floor balcony, police said.
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One of the dogs, a 17-year-old Chihuahua, was found dead when police arrived about 9:10 p.m. The other dog ran away and has not been located, police said.
The man remained in custody Tuesday morning. Charges were pending.