Crime & Safety

Police Kill Charging Pit Bull That Attacked Poodle

The incident happened Wednesday on Pittsburgh's North Side..

(Image via KDKA..)

NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — A police officer fatally shot a pit bull that charged the officer after attacking a poodle on the North Side.

Officials responded to the intersection of Viola and Catoctin Streets on Wednesday just after 4:30 p.m. for a report of two dogs fighting. Officers found a poodle, covered in blood, that was being cared for by its owner.

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