Posted on 04/03/2009 5:33:36 PM PDT by Chet 99
A Milton police officer responding to a call Thursday from a man trapped in his house by a pitbull ended up shooting the dog when it charged him.
A police report said that police had responded to numerous complaints regarding vicious dogs early in the week. The first call came Tuesday when two pitbulls killed rabbits belonging to Ricardo Martinez, 37. Fulton County Animal Control caught one of the dogs.
The next day, the remaining dog chased Martinez inside his house when he came home from work, the report said. Officer Andrew Phillips said the dog reacted aggressively toward him but didn’t attack. the Animal Control officer promised to trap the dog.
On Thursday, Phillips responded to a call that the dog was on Martinez’s porch and wouldn’t let him out. Martinez told police he was afraid for his 3-year-old son who often plays in the yard. When the officer approached the front yard, at first he could only hear the dog growling. Then he saw it jump off the porch and run toward him.
Phillips fired one shot with a .40-caliber handgun, which struck the pitbull in the middle of the chest, the report said. The dog, bleeding heavily, ran into nearby woods. Phillips did not pursue the wounded animal.
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gee I didn’t know pit bulls did this. This must be the 4th or 5th story this week and I’m still surprised. /s
There are so many wannabee gangsters in my neighborhood who have them to look the part...
What imbeciles.
Dog Duty.
Good shooting.
Yup. The cop did everything he could to end the encounter without gunplay, and it when it became necessary, he did so in a most efficient matter. Nice contrast to the stories where a Collie barks at a cop, who then unloads his Glock’s 17 bullet clip all over the place.
Nice shot, Officer!
Exactly.
The dog took a .40 cal bullet square to the chest and ran off? I guess the .380 Ruger LCP I was thinking about buying to take on my daily afternoon run for just such contingencies might not be up to the task.
“Police do not know who owned the dogs, and they have not found the dog that was shot”
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Now go find the damned thing and make sure it’s dead!
The snip above tells us that it was hit high in the chest
missing the heart/lungs,,,
Bullet stopped in the gut,,,
FMJ ammo maybe,,,
This is why I put the 1911 down and carry the .44 S and W
with the big HP’s when I take the yorkie out back...
So I hit the link to read one lousy sentence for the rest of the article?
False advertising!
I like my ‘pit bull pacifier’... aka Mossburg 500. They don’t run too far after a generous helping of 00 buck.
Not bad on two legged varmints either.
That’s right. Love me some 12 ga pump.
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