Police Shoot Aggressive Pit Bull Three Times with "Double-Ought" Buckshot
Survives Shot to the HeadMineral Wells, TX - A police officer was forced to shoot an aggressive pit bull multiple times with a shotgun after two pit bulls attacked Edward Lew while he was riding his bike. Mineral Wells Chief of Police Mike McAllester said the June 3 incident was not the first problem with pit bulls in the area. Though he said it was "typical" of the breed. "Anytime you have to shoot a dog three times with
double-ought buckshot, that’s an indication of how vicious they are," he said.
"The officer heard dogs fighting (while he was there). When he arrived, another subject was swinging a shovel at the dog – it was the brindle pit bull.
"The dog turned toward the officer, he was 3 feet away and attacking."
McAllester said the officer fired one round into the front of the dog’s head. The animal tried getting up and the officer fired again.
"The officer attempted to find the second dog, but couldn’t," the police chief said. "When he got back, the brindle dog was on his feet -- the officer fired again."
This was not the first problem with pit bulls in that area.
"There is an ongoing problem with pit bulls," McAllester remarked. "We have had complaints."
He added that dogs had been taken into custody and euthanized.
"Three months ago, we had a complaint from a woman who said dogs were killing her cats," he said, adding that officers took the dogs.
"That’s typical of this (breed)," he commented.
"Anytime you have to shoot a dog three times with double-ought buckshot, that’s an indication of how vicious they are," he said.
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