Officials said the dog escaped from its fenced-in yard in the 2000 block of Gano at Noble around 3 p.m.
The dog bit the boy, 9, as he was walking down the street, witnesses said. An ambulance transported the child to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
When a Houston police officer responded to the scene, the dog came up behind him and bit him in the left calf. The injury was a minor flesh wound, according to authorities. The officer was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital as a precaution.
The boy and the officer were both treated and released.
Animal control officers took the pit bull into custody, where it will remain under quarantine for 10 days.
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