12/04-09/08 Pit Bulls Shot by Police

#387: Pit Bull-Mixes Bite 2, Escape Bullet
12/09/08 | Valrico, FL
Summary: Deputies and animal control officers found a dog that had bitten two people and had escaped with a deputy's bullet in him, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Cheryle Peterson, 61, was walking to her mailbox when her neighbor's two pit bull-mixes bit her in the leg. Shelia Ashcraft, 43, was attacked while walking down Meadow Lane and was taken to Brandon Regional Medical Center. Deputy James Paes shot one dog in the hind leg when it charged him.

#388: Police Shoot 2 Pit Bulls Executing Warrant
12/09/08 | Rochester, NY
Summary: Two pit bulls were shot today by Rochester police officers while executing a search warrant. Both dogs were shot twice and injured. No officers were injured during this incident. Police spokesman Sgt. Mark Beaudrault said the warrant was executed and three people were taken into custody for drug-related crimes. If the two pit bulls are licensed to the individuals taken into custody and have all required shots, they will be returned to their owners so that they can attack again.

NOTE: Police Shoot Fighting Pit Bull 13 Times
12/08/08 | Edmonton, Canada
Summary: Police officers shot a pit bull thirteen times after the dog allegedly turned on police after being tasered following a fight with another dog. Police were called to a home after they received reports of two dogs attacking a woman. When officers arrived on scene there was no woman to be found. They instead saw two dogs fighting, with a pit bull biting the neck of the other dog. The entire ordeal played out in front of the 17-year-old owner of the pit bull.
Pit bulls killed: 1

#389: D.C. Police Shoot, Kill Attacking Pit Bull
12/08/08 | Washington D.C.
Summary: After attacking senior citizen Catherine Barber as she attempted to take out her trash, police shot and killed one of the two offending pit bulls. Help arrived when a neighbor ran to the home of the off-duty police officer. The officer ran into the alley and radioed for help. At least three officers arrived and shot at the dog. During the shooting, one officer was grazed in the face by what is believed to be flying debris. Ready full story.
Pit bulls killed: 1

#390: Beaverton Police Shoot, Kill Pit Bull
12/08/08 | Beaverton, OR
Summary: Police shot and killed one of two pit bulls that charged them while responding to a call in Beaverton. “A call came into the Beaverton Police Department from a man who said he was trapped in a yard by two dogs he described as pit bulls,” said Detective Pam Yazzolino. When officers arrived, they found Gilbert Cornado still trapped in the yard. As the officers approached, both dogs turned on them. One dog was killed and the second ran away.
Pit bulls killed: 1

NOTE: Box Cutter Used to Fend of Pit Bull
12/05/08 | Fairfield, CA
Summary: Ray McRoy of Fairfield was on his daily walk with his dog, Mackie, when three pit bulls surrounded them. One of the dogs proceeded to attack his one-year old Scottish terrier. Fearing Mackie would be killed, McRoy used a box cutter to stop the attack. "I just started whacking him on the back and side. I don't know how many times I cut him," McRoy said. Two of the pit bulls had previously been declared "dangerous." Read full story.

#391: Man Stabbed, Pit Bull Shot and Killed
12/05/08 | Dunn, NC
Summary: A Dunn man was hospitalized after he was stabbed during an alleged drunken morning fight. James Eugene was airlifted to WakeMed hospital after the incident. Police are looking for Mr. Shaw's roommate, Laverne Lee Smith, 46, who is facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Upon entering the suspect's house with a warrant, officers had to shoot a pit bull dog that became aggressive.
Pit bulls killed: 1

#392: Man Shoots Pit Bull and Self in Foot
12/04/08 | South Bend, IN
Summary: Howard Broadway, 40, was at his girlfriend’s home when he was attacked by the dog. Officers arrived to find Broadway standing in the yard, holding a gun and suffering from a gunshot wound to the foot and dog bite marks on his arm. Broadway told police that he shot and killed his girlfriend’s pit bull, a 22-month-old dog named King, after it attacked him. In the process, he shot himself in the foot. Police said there likely will be no arrests.
Pit bulls killed: 1