You must be reading a different article. This article says "Both men said Skhoop’s body lay halfway across the property line, the dog’s front half on the street and its rear still in Brailey’s yard". I see nothing about a right of way. And if you blast any animal who is running they are going to keep moving, even when shot through the heart they will take quite a few more steps. How far? I don't know. I've shot moose through the heart who were running and watched them saunter along another 20-30 feet, easily, before dropping. Don't know if thats the case here, but one thing is for certain: Just because it was "half in the road" does NOT mean it was shot when it was half-in-the-road.