Context: I found a rabbit that had been shot by someone in my yard.
Speaker 1: I found a rabbit that had been shot by someone in my yard
Speaker 2: That is terrible.  Was it dead or just injured?
Speaker 1: Thank goodness it was dead, poor thing is not suffering, but some people can be so cruel.
Speaker 2: That is true.  I would hate for people to be shooting things that close to my house, too.  Do you know who it was?