Police Killed Dog in Attack – Shot Pit Bull 5 Times


Police Shot Dog Charging Officer

Police shot dog in Brooklyn attack. Police killed dog to save officer.

Police Killed Dog during Attack

An NYPD officer shot a dog 5 times during an early morning attack.  The policemen were responding to an apartment building on Plaza Street in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, when the pit bull unexpectedly charged the officer.

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