SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department says an officer shot a dog after it attacked a woman and her dog Thursday night.
The shooting happened in the 7900 block of Renton Avenue South.
Two officers arrived at the scene, and one officer shot and killed the attacking dog.
Police said a 40-year-old woman was walking her leashed dog when a second dog ran up and attacked her and her dog, biting and injuring them both.
The owner ran after the off-leash dog and was bit and injured.
The 40-year-old woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center and the other was treated at the scene. They both had non-life-threatening injuries.