CPD officer fears attack, fatally shoots pit bull, police say

Sunday, April 26, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago Police officer fearing an attack shot and killed a pit bull on the city's South Side Sunday morning.

Officers say they were responding to a call in the 9500-block of South Ewing around 10 a.m. Sunday when a man released the dog and it started running towards them.
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The officer feared an attack from the dog and shot it. The dog later died.

Police say they took the man into custody, after finding he had a gun.

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