IOWA -- Storm Lake, Iowa police have shot and killed a pit bull that was acting aggressively towards an officer.
Thursday morning, police responded to a call about an "aggressive pit bull" running loose. Officers arrived to find the pit bull, they say, had gotten loose before.
Officers first used a device called a "catch pull" [catch pole] ... then used a Taser to stop the dog. Neither one worked. When the dog tried to bite the officer, he shot the dog, killing it.
The dog's owner, 26-year-old William Reyes, of Storm Lake, faces a charge of "allowing a dog run at large."
It was the second pit bull-related incident in two days involving Storm Lake police. On Wednesday, police tasered a pit bull, which was running loose, and threatening officers. The dog's owner, in that case, also faces charges.
(KTIV - Oct 26, 2012)
