This is so, so awful.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner should still be on cloud nine celebrating their recent (second) wedding in France right now, but instead, they are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Waldo. The Alaskan Klee Kai was struck by a car and killed while out on a walk in New York City this week, according to TMZ.
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The incident actually happened back on Wednesday, according to reports. It took place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where Waldo was being walked by a dog walker. Apparently, the dog was spooked by a pedestrian at some point during the walk, broke free of its leash, and ran into the street — where it was struck and killed by a vehicle. Joe and Sophie haven’t publicly commented on the news yet, but a rep for Joe reportedly called the incident a “freak accident.”
Apparently, this all came to light in the news only after Joe and Sophie went to the police on Friday to file a report on the incident; it’s unclear at this point what the report is about specifically, and/or what the police are investigating. In a heartbreaking twist, however, the couple apparently informed police that they delayed filing the report because they visited a therapist due to being “so torn up” over the incident. Honestly, we can’t even imagine something like this, so it’s understandable that the pair is taking it so hard.
They first got Waldo back in April 2018 as a companion dog for their first pup, Porky. The dogs were born in the same litter, and lived one hell of a life together with Joe and Sophie right up until the untimely, terrible death here. Joe has since been seeing walking with Porky — he was spotted out on Thursday with the little pup — and both he and Sophie were spotted on Friday night at a music video shoot visibly emotional with Porky close by their side. (FYI, you can see those pics HERE.)
It’s awful to imagine something like this happening to such a beloved member of the family like a dog. We can’t even begin to think what Joe and Sophie have been going through. A dog (any pet, really) is a member of the family, and to lose one like this… ugh. Our hearts are truly broken for the newlyweds, Porky, and everyone else that was close to poor little Waldo.
R.I.P., pup…
[Image via Instagram]
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