Overview
- Investigators say two people forced their way into an apartment in unincorporated Naperville, pepper-sprayed the resident and fatally shot the resident’s three-year-old dog in an incident that took place Monday around 1:15 p.m.
- Deputies secured the scene, rendered aid, canvassed the neighborhood and used interviews and search warrants to identify Andre Bridges and Nicole Smith as suspects.
- Both suspects have been indicted on multiple felonies, including home invasion with a firearm, home invasion causing injury, aggravated cruelty to animals, and unlawful use of a weapon.
- A judge denied pretrial release and ordered both defendants held pending trial, with upcoming court dates scheduled later this month and next month; prosecutors have publicly condemned the alleged cruelty.
- Officials have not released the condition of the human victim or whether the suspects were known to that person, and investigators say they are continuing to develop evidence and witness leads.