Police: man stabbed, dog shot at home

MISSOURI -- On Wednesday afternoon at a North Campbell Avenue home, a man reported he had been stabbed in the ear; the responding police officer got bitten in the leg; then, a dog was shot in the shoulder.

Springfield police responded about 2 p.m. to 2222 North Campbell. A man there called 911 and said an ex-girlfriend had stabbed him in the ear, said police spokesman Cpl. Matt Brown.

An officer responded and was attacked by a dog, Brown said. An officer fired his pistol. Animal control picked up the dog, which was still alive as it was taken from the scene.

Brown said the man and the officer suffered minor injuries.

(news-leader.com - Oct 25, 2012)