Deputy Shoots Charging Pitbull

BSO was alerted of multiple dogs running loose in a Lauderdale Lakes neighborhood

A pitbull was injured after being shot by a BSO deputy Wednesday.

According to BSO, the deputy arrived at 3791 NW 27 St. in Lauderdale Lakes after being notified that there was a group of loose dogs running around the neighborhood. When the deputy arrived, no one was home and the gate to the yard of the home was open.

The deputy managed to get two of the three pitbulls back into the yard. The third pitbull, however, reportedly charged at the deputy, at which point he shot the dog. 

Animal Control transported the dog to Hollywood Animal Hospital, where the dog is expected to survive.

In February, a Broward man shot and killed a neighbor's pitbull after he claimed the dog charged him and his rottweiller.

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