4th Dog Killed By Philadelphia Cops This Month: Police

PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia shot and killed another dog last week, marking four fatal dog shootings by police since May 2.

The shooting occurred at about 4:03 a.m. Thursday on the 1600 block of South Dover Street, police said.

Officers responded to the area for a dog attack at a home.

There, they found a 67-year-old male trying to separate two dogs, a tan-colored Pitbull and a small black Pomeranian.

Policed said the Pitbull turned and attacked a Philadelphia Police Sergeant, biting him on the left arm.

One of the two officers fired her weapon twice, hitting the Pitbull. The sergeant also fired at the dog, striking it once.

Both the Pitbull and Pomeranian died at the scene.

Animal control teams took the Pitbull, police said.

The sergeant was taken to Presbyterian Hospital for treatment of the bite wounds and was released.

One of the officers was a 46-year-old, 20-year veteran of the force. The sergeant is 48 years old and a 16-year veteran of the force. Both are assigned to the 17th Police District.

The officers were placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of Internal Affairs and Officer-Involved Shooting investigations.

Before Thursday's shooting, an officer shot and killed a Pitbull at about 12:06 p.m. Wednesday on the 3000 block of North 16th Street.

On May 14, an officer shot and killed a pit bull that was attacking a woman on the 1500 block of South 58th Street.

And on May 2, an off-duty officer shot and killed a Cane Corso dog that was part of a group of dogs attacking a man at the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Union Street.