LaPorte Police shot and killed a pit bull mix on Saturday, March 15, 2014, after it attacked a pug and then lunged at officers in a K Street yard. The pit bull’s owner gave police permission to shoot the dog during the attack, then ultimately asked police to put the shot pit bull out of its misery.
The injured pug was taken to the Purdue North Central Veterinary Emergency Center by neighbors; police did not know its condition at the time of their report.
Police said they were called to the 1600 block of K Street at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday and heard screaming coming from the backyard of a house. They ran to the back and saw the pit bull mix attacking the pug, which was screaming. The pug’s owner was there and had blood and abrasions on his arms.
The pit bull mix’s owner told police her dog would not stop attacking the pug and asked police to shoot her dog if necessary. As officers approached the pit bull with the pug in its mouth, the pit bull lunged toward one of the officers, who fired a shot, striking the pit bull. The pit bull dropped the pug, but charged at police again and it was shot a second time. The pit bull’s owner then asked officers to end the dog’s suffering and they did so.
The pug’s owner told police he’d let his dog outside into his fenced-in backyard. A few minutes later he heard barking and screaming and saw the pit bull attacking his dog. The man fell down as the pit bull started chasing him. He did not think the pit bull had bitten him and he refused medical treatment. He told police he believed the pit bull broke through a section of fencing into his yard.