A Vermont man is facing multiple charges connected to the shooting death of a horse in Barre.

Earlier this month, police in Barre investigated an owner’s report that someone had shot a Quarter Horse with a bow and arrow; the horse died of its wounds. Another horse in the same pasture was unhurt.

Barre City Police Chief Timothy J. Bombardier said wardens from Vermont Fish and Game assisted in the probe and recovered an arrow believed to have been used in the shooting. That arrow, along with a bow, had been reported stolen by their owner, who later identified them, Bombardier said.

On Oct. 27, police arrested Quinton Clayton and charged him with aggravated cruelty to animals and felony unlawful mischief in connection with the killing, Bombardier said