ILLINOIS -- Two Chicago Police officers were recovering Wednesday morning, after they were bitten by a pit bull in the South Side’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
The officers attempted to stop someone on the street around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 7500 block of South Union Avenue, but the suspect fled and officers began a chase, police said.
During the chase, somebody released a bit bull that attacked the officers, police said. At least one officer then shot and killed the dog.
One officer was taken in good condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.
The officers’ injuries are not considered life-threatening.
[Don't be swayed by the phrase 'not considered life-threatening'. Your injuries can fall under this category but it can mean your hand has been mauled to pieces - these officers need their hands for their jobs. It could mean your nose has been chewed off -- you're in no danger of DYING but you'll have to live with chronic pain, mangled limbs, reconstructive surgeries, etc for the rest of your life.]
(Sun Times Media - Oct 12, 2011)
