Officer Shoots, Kills Lunging Pit Bull
Dog Was Aggressive Toward Girl, Grandfather Says
POSTED: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
UPDATED: 11:19 am EDT September 24, 2008
  A Brevard County Animal Control agent removes the remains of pit bull shot by a police officer. Image from Florida Today. |
PALM BAY, Fla. -- A Palm Bay police officer investigating reports of an aggressive dog shot and killed a pit bull Wednesday morning when the dog lunged at him, officials said.A resident in the 1400 block Van Buren Avenue called Palm Bay police around 7:30 a.m., saying that a dog roaming the neighborhood had become aggressive toward his granddaughter.An officer pulled up to the owner's house and told the man, "Get your dog and put a leash on it," Palm Bay police told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.The officer got out of his cruiser and the 55-pound male pit bull apparently lunged at him, so he shot the animal, police said.After the dog was shot, it wandered into a wooded area, where it collapsed and died.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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