MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Police say an intruder broke into a Midtown home Friday afternoon and shot and killed a family pet inside. The burglar kicked in the back door of the house in the 900 block of South Willett Street, just off Crump. Jeremy Smith said his five-year-old American Staffordshire Ter rier named Brody likely heard the commotion, came downstairs, and was shot two times. Smith found the dog an hour later when he returned from work. Dog killed by burglar at Midtown home "I went to my front door. I saw my dog lying on the ground," said Smith. "I saw the blood on the ground, then I saw my back door was wide open." Smith said someone moved in the direction of the security camera outside their back door. While the video doesn't show anything, you can hear the gunshots and the dog yelp. The break-in happened around 1:30 p.m. while a large construction crew was renovating a house just two doors away. "My wife works from home on Fridays. By the grace of God, she had the urge to go to Starbucks and work from Starbucks today," said Smith. "Any given Friday, she would have been home around this time." He said the burglars ransacked an office on the first floor of the home and stole a gun. Police spent the afternoon collecting evidence, but Smith said he was disappointed by MPD's response time. "I understand the zip code we stay in isn’t as fluent as Central Gardens, but Central Gardens is two streets over from us. There shouldn’t be an hour-and-a-half arrival time for the police, and when someone says the house has been broken into and my dog has been shot and killed. I’m not armed, can somebody please help me secure my house." Back door damage. Courtesy: Jeremy Smith900 block of S. Willett. WREG photo.900 block of S. Willett. WREG photo.900 block of S. Willett. WREG photo.900 block of S. Willett. WREG photo.900 block of S. Willett. WREG photo. Smith said his oldest son grew up with the dog, and he never expected anything like this to happen on his street. He said he's concerned about his family's safety and wants to know that his neighborhood is being monitored and protected. ...read more read less