An El Paso police officer was involved in the fatal shooting of a dog following an incident where the animal bit the officer. CBS4Local reported that this happened on July 22 at approximately 5:58 p.m. at the 8800 block of Joe Kennedy. The officer was responding to a domestic violence call when the situation escalated.
The details on the breed or size of the dog have not been released, according to KVIA, which reported on the same incident. The circumstances surrounding the domestic call, to which the officer was responding, were described as verbal, and more information has not been provided by the police department at this time.
Both sources coincide on the date and time of the shooting, firmly placing the officer's response to the domestic call before the unfortunate result of the canine's aggression. The dog's actions, leading to the bite and subsequent reaction by the officer, remain part of an incident still under scrutiny. The El Paso Police Department has not released further details on the officer's condition post-bite or the protocol followed during the incident.
