Police fire 9 bullets at pit bull, dog survives...

[Guest]

Was the canine wearing kevlar ?????

wnbc.com

L.I. Police Fire 9 Bullets At Pit Bull; Dog In Stable Condition

POSTED: 5:05 pm EDT May 4, 2006

UPDATED: 5:22 pm EDT May 4, 2006

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. -- Police officers on Long Island fired nine bullets at a pit bull on Thursday after the dog attacked a woman.

Suffolk County Police said officers were called to the home of Melanie Auletta, of Huntington Station, shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday.

She was trapped in her home by her neighbor's pit bull, which wouldn't leave her yard.

Auletta had been attacked previously by the dog, and eight complaints have been filed with police about the dog this year. The dog's owner wasn't home.

Police Officer Timothy Tonkin attempted to lasso the dog using an animal control device, but couldn't secure the dog due to its aggressiveness.

The dog began to attack another woman who was walking by. Officer Tonkin and two other officers diverted the dog's attention from the woman, who wasn't injured.

The pit bull turned on the officers and attacked Tonkin, who fired one round from his service weapon at the dog, striking him in the chest.

The dog attacked a second officer, who also fired one round, striking the dog in the side.

The animal continued to chase the officers, and they fired nine shots, hitting the dog four times.

The officers were able to lasso the wounded dog and turned him over to the Huntington town dog warden. The dog was in stable condition at a local veterinarian's office.

[Guest]

Jeez! That's not agression, that's blood lust! Took four bullets and kept coming? That's some scary stuff.