Police Shoot And Kill Pitbull After Third Attack

"It's a pitbull,you never know what it's going to do."
And that uncertainty is why Shreveport Police were called to the 400 block of West 84th street Wednesday morning. A group of children on their way to

school complained a pit bull was chasing them. When police arrived on the scene, they saw first hand just how dangerous the dog really was. "Initially he

stopped so we backed up. We were going to actually get back into our vehicles and wait for animal control but before we could get back in, he started

charging a second time." And that's when the officer says he had no other choice but shoot the dog once, killing it. Police say the dog was not on a leash,

and there was a huge opening in the fence surrounding the house.
Neighbors say they've had problems with the dog, in the past. "That's all it does. It walks the streets and go into people's yards." "I've seen that little

short one over there with the big mouth. I've run him from under my carport." Even mail carriers like Sharon Roberson say they feared for their lives

around the dogs. "I held the mail yesterday because the dog went from there to there to there chasing me and trying to bite me."
This is the third time a pitbull has attacked in the past week. 89 year old Brazelle Coutee was attacked on February 26th while walking through Hollywood

Heights, and 56 year old Percy Netter is still recovering a dog attacked him, ripping skin off of his arms on February 28th. Officers say there's only one

person responsible for the actions of the dogs. "It's not the animals fault, that's the bad thing. It's the owners fault. The owner should keep the dog on

the leash, and make sure it's taken care of. A dog is just doing what a dog does."

Story By: Jonathan McCall


March 5, 2008