Crime & Safety
Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Shoots, Kills Pit Bull During Attack On Her Dog
The pit bull started biting the officer's dog's neck, and the officer and the pit bull's owner could not separate the dogs, police said.
April 22, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An off-duty Chicago Police officer shot and killed a pit bull who attacked her dog in the Bridgeport neighborhood Sunday.
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At 11:30 a.m., the 30-year-old officer was walking her leashed dog on the sidewalk in the 500 block of West 29th Street when an unleashed pit bull approached from a neighbor's yard.
The pit bull started biting the officer's dog's neck, and the officer and the pit bull's owner could not separate the dogs, police said.
