(Avon, MN) — Stearns County Sheriff’s investigators are trying to find out who shot and injured a dog that a resident found lying under a tree in rural Avon. Authorities say the male yellow lab had been shot four times in the face and twice in the hindquarters, probably with a pellet gun. Several shots penetrated the dog’s muzzle and broke his jaw. Anyone with information should call the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.