“Officers said one of the bullets shot at the dog ricocheted off the floor and struck the woman in the stomach, but the coroner said she was already dead.”
Geez, what cluster.
"Dispatch, this is Officer Blaster, we're in the house, and we are trying to get to a woman who is dead, but is guarded by a fierce dog"
"Officer Blaster, let's first make sure the woman is dead."
BANG
"OK, dispatch, now what?"