Luis Gabriel Santamaria, 27, is mourning the loss of his beloved two-year-old pit bull, Kith, after an alleged violent act by his neighbor, 33-year-old Alberto Morris.
The heartbreaking incident occurred on November 1, around 5 a.m., when Santamaria found Kith dead on the sidewalk.
Santamaria recounted to The New York Post how a heated argument with Morris, a recent acquaintance, escalated into tragedy. “I had him since he was a baby, since he was one month old.
He was literally my best friend,” Santamaria said. “I never would have thought he would do what he did—murder my dog for no reason.”
Santamaria and Morris had bonded over their shared Panamanian heritage just weeks prior. However, the friendship took a dark turn as Morris began displaying obsessive behavior.
According to Santamaria, Morris would send unusual text messages, show up at his home uninvited, and ring his doorbell for hours.
On Halloween night, the two attended a party in Williamsburg. Santamaria described Morris becoming increasingly drunk and aggressive. “At one point, he grabbed my bag and ripped it off my body.
We were shoving each other. I didn’t know what was going on, and without me