(KAIR)--An aggressive dog is shot and killed by Atchison County Sheriff's Deputies after the dog attacked an Atchison resident.
That word comes in a news release issued by Sheriff Jack Laurie following the incident that unfolded Sunday afternoon.
Laurie says an 81-year-old man reported the attack occurred around 4:30 on River Road, at the Independence Creek fishing path.
Deputies responding to the scene were met by the injured man, who told deputies he was able to fight the dog off, showing them where the dog had attacked his truck after he managed to get to safety inside.
Laurie says the dog was then spotted; and when deputies attempted to confront the animal, identified as a Pit Bull, it “charged them aggressively attempting to attack the deputies.”
Laurie says the deputies shot the dog to avoid the attack.
The man attacked by the dog required treatment at the Atchison Hospital for bite injuries on his back and shoulder area.
Laurie says it's believed the dog was a stray.
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