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Baltimore Police Kill Dog, Wound Owner During Animal-Bite Call in Mount Vernon

Investigators are reviewing the shooting under the department's critical-incident recordings policy.

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A dog can be seen on the ground as Baltimore Police Department investigates a Sunday incident where two officers discharged their service weapons, fatally wounding the dog and striking the owner, according to police.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 4:44 p.m. Sunday to a reported animal bite on the 900 block of St. Paul Street in Mount Vernon.
  • From outside the residence, police asked the 33-year-old owner to secure a dog that had become aggressive and bitten him.
  • The owner tried to confine the dog but was attacked again inside before exiting the home as the attack continued.
  • Two officers fired their weapons, killing the dog and striking the owner in the leg; he was hospitalized in stable condition with bite wounds.
  • The Baltimore Police Department's Special Investigations Response Team opened an investigation, and the Public Release of Critical Incident Recordings Policy was activated.