California: Homeless man's Pit Bull shot inside famous Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop by off-duty LAPD officer after attacking two people

CALIFORNIA -- A dog was shot Thursday by an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer at a business in the Hollywood tourist zone.

Police received a report about 3 p.m. of a vicious dog inside the famous Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, near Highland Avenue, according to Officer Irma Mota of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.

  

 

According to initial reports, an off-duty LAPD officer and a security officer shot the pit bull after the animal bit at least one of them.

It was unclear if the officer was injured and the condition of the dog was not immediately available.

According to a witness, two people were attacked by the pit bull who was said to belong to a "homeless guy".

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(FoxLA - June 1, 2017)