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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- Jerry Adams got a nice surprise Thursday, three days after his pitbull was allegedly shot by a neighbor while the 9-year-old was walking him.

A stranger, who saw the news coverage about the shooting, gave Jerry a new pitbull puppy.

Jerry’s mom, Joy, said they are going to name him Oke; the other dog’s name, Ecko, spelled backwards.

The stranger, Scott Owens, who is a pitbull breeder, said the puppy was up-to-date on shots and plans on paying for the puppy’s shots as he grows up.

An investigator stopped by the home again Thursday afternoon. Jerry told the investigator he dropped the leash right before the neighbor shot the dog.