PHOENIX — The six-month-old chihuahua was named Taco and he was a much loved member of the Medina family. Yet, on Monday, the family was removing Taco's pictures from the walls of the family home because they served as a sad reminder of how grossly Taco died.

Someone cut Taco in half. The family is sure that the crime was racially motivated though police have no evidence yet to prove what was the real motivation.

Yet, as Humberto Medina told MyFOXPhoenix.com, "He was just a little dog. He cannot hurt anybody."

The police is asking for the public's help in solving the crime.