A woman managed to fend off a vicious attack by her own pit bull by shooting the animal. Officers and EMS responded to a home just after 4 pm and found a woman with blood on her legs and face. The woman told them her Pit Bull attacked her puppy. When she and a man in the home tried to break up the fight, the larger dog attacked them.
She shot the dog with a Glock .43 and killed it. Officers applied a tourniquet to the woman’s leg and tried to bandage her face while they waited for EMS.
Deputies contacted the dog warden as well as the gun and shell casings. EMS transported the man and woman to a Huntington hospital.
Officers Investigate Dog Attacks
Police responded to multiple reports of dog attacks over the weekend.
At 8:30 am on Sunday, a caller reported two dogs running loose on Wilson Avenue. He said he believed their owners moved away and left them there. The caller said he thought he could catch one of the dogs. Dispatch said Animal Control and City Code Enforcement would follow up on Monday.
At 3 pm on Saturday, witnesses reported a pit bull running loose on Walnut Street. They said the dog charged a woman and her animals in the 3000 block. Officers forwarded the information to animal control.
Early Monday morning, witnesses said a black dog and a German Shepherd attempted to attack an elderly couple’s dog while they were walking near King’s Daughters’ Medical Center. The Dog Warden responded to the scene.
