FLORIDA -- A Miami-Dade Police officer said he was forced to fire on a dog after it bit him, Wednesday.
The officer was conducting a drug operation at a house located at 14735 SW 178th Terrace, late that morning when the dog charged and attacked.
The officer was conducting a drug operation at a house located at 14735 SW 178th Terrace, late that morning when the dog charged and attacked.
Someone at the home gave police permission to enter their home. That's when, police said, the dog ran at them, biting one of the officers in the knee. "I was in my yard, and I heard some shots," said neighbor Elier Roqueta.
According to Roqueta, someone who lives at the home intentionally let the dog out, so the animal could attack police. "The guy ... using his hands [behind] his back, opened the gate where the dogs were," he said, "and let the dog out, and they were discussing or yelling at each other, why did he let the dog out."
The dog died at the scene, and the officer was taken to the hospital for treatment. He was released soon after and returned to the scene later on Wednesday.
According to Roqueta, someone who lives at the home intentionally let the dog out, so the animal could attack police. "The guy ... using his hands [behind] his back, opened the gate where the dogs were," he said, "and let the dog out, and they were discussing or yelling at each other, why did he let the dog out."
The dog died at the scene, and the officer was taken to the hospital for treatment. He was released soon after and returned to the scene later on Wednesday.
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| Damage done to undercover officer's leg by attacking dog. |
After the shooting, authorities arrested several men and one woman, who will face drug charges following an investigation, police said. "Doesn't make me happy. Absolutely doesn't make me happy [that] something like that could happen in my neighborhood," said resident Chris Kaczmerek.
Roqueta said he always suspected something suspicious was going on in the home where Wednesday's drug sting took place. "They recently, six, seven months ago, put high fences on," said Roqueta. "The shutters, they never took them off after the hurricane season, and they bought those two dogs."
Police remain at the scene, where they are sorting through the stash of drugs inside the home.
They have not yet released the names of the suspects.
(WSVN - Jan 12, 2012)
