Brooklyn Dog Shot Dead for Biting NYPD Officer, Police Say

Pictured, center: 350 Montauk Ave. Image via Google Maps

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A police officer with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) shot and killed a neighborhood dog around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening after the dog bit him on the arm, according to a department spokesman.

The officer was bitten at 350 Montauk St., between Blake and Dumont avenues, and was transported to a nearby hospital, the spokesman said.

The NYPD could not immediately provide details on the events leading up to the biting and shooting.

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