Watch: Buckeye man arrested after shooting dog that reportedly bit his child

Buckeye police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill everyone at a party and shot a dog, he claims, bit his four-year-old child.

The incident occurred April 12 in the Acacia Crossing community near the Fry’s on Yuma Road.

Police were called after the suspect’s daughters Facetimed their grandparents, who reported the shooting to police. The probable cause statement created by the arriving officer revealed that the children told their grandparents “their father had a gun, threatened to kill everyone, and shot a dog.”

The reporting party also advised police that the dog attacked a four-year-old, according to the report.

After being Mirandized, the suspect, John Daniel McCauley, 35, confirmed that a guest brought the dog over for a party thrown for his son. He also confirmed shooting the dog and putting the gun back upstairs, after the dog bit his 4-year-old in his backyard, according to the police report.

A neighbor’s doorbell camera caught the incident, and police collected the video as evidence. InBuckeye obtained that video in a records request.

In the video, McCauley chased and shot a leashed English Bulldog as it tried to evade him. The dog’s owner stood in shock while trying to leave with his dog. McCauley's wife also tried to prevent the incident by pleading with him.

According to the police report, the suspect had had a few drinks.

The man was arrested on charges of killing an animal without the owner's consent, discharging a gun in city limits, and two charges of disorderly conduct with an instrument.