ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Tampa Bay-area sheriff's deputies say they shot two dogs, killing one, after one officer was attacked.
A man called authorities Wednesday morning and said three large dogs were running loose in the neighborhood and trying to get inside the man's home.
Upon arrival, one Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy was attacked by one dog and a second deputy shot that dog. A second canine then charged a deputy and both officers fired at the second dog. One animal is dead, the other is being treated and a third was captured.
The deputy who was attacked was treated for scratches and leg puncture wounds.
Officials issued the owners a citation for a dog ordinance violation.
Animal services and detectives are investigating. Deputies initially identified the dogs as pit bulls, but later said they were "large Labrador - American Bulldogs."
(Miami Herald - August 3, 2011)
