Friday, January 31, 2014

Cop shoots pit bull that charged him

A narcotics officer shot and killed a pit bull that charged him during the search of an apartment in Queens.


© Gary Hershorn / Reuters/REUTERS


A narcotics officer shot and killed a pit bull that charged him during the search of an apartment in Queens.



A narcotics cop shot and killed a charging pit bull in a Queens apartment Friday morning, police sources said.


Officers assigned to Queens North Narcotics were executing a search warrant in a Linden Place apartment in Flushing at 6:05 a.m. when the dog came at them, sources said.


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One cop fired three times, killing the animal.


There were no other injuries.


The target of the warrant was arrested, and three other people were taken into custody, sources said. Drugs and a gun were recovered from the apartment, police said.


rparascandola@nydailynews.com





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