PGPD Cop Shoots, Kills Bulldog

UPPER MARLBORO, MD -- A police officer fatally shot a bulldog that police say attacked a man who was delivering food in Upper Marlboro.

Police were called to the 3600 block of Endsley Place at around 5:30 p.m. to a report of an animal bite, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department. The dog was an American bulldog.

"The dog had just attacked a man delivering food to a home on Endsley Place," the report states. "The dog bit off a portion of the victim’s ear and also bit the man’s neck and face multiple times. When an Animal Control officer tried to secure the dog, it broke free and prepared to lunge at that Animal Control officer. That’s when a Prince George’s County patrol officer discharged his duty weapon, striking the dog."

Police have tasked the Special Investigative Response Team with investigating the officer's decision to fire his weapon, as is standard operating procedure, the report states.

Prince George's County Animal Control is investigating the dog itself and the circumstances surrounding the incident.