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PLUM, Pennsylvania ( KDKA ) -- A domestic cat in Plum died after being shot with a pellet or BB gun, its owner said.

Ronald Amato said Ragnar, his 14-month-old orange tabby cat, was killed outside his home on Sunday. He believes the shooting was an intentional act.

"It was like a nightmare," Amato said. "I was devastated. I was bawling my eyes out. That cat was the nicest cat you'll ever meet. He slept with me every night."

After being tipped off by neighborhood kids, he found Ragnar dead just outside his backyard fence on Sunday. Initially, he thought his cat had been hit by a car, but then he found what was clearly a hole in his cat.

"I felt around on the other side and felt like a pellet or a BB inside of him, so that I knew he was shot," Amat

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