11-year-old bit by dog fends it off with a broom until help arrives, WA police say
An 11-year-old girl used a broom to try and get away from two dogs, but one bit her, police in Washington said.
The child needed stitches on her left arm after the bite on May 13, the Auburn Police Department said in a Facebook post.
When an officer responded to the call, two dogs “aggressively” approached him as the girl was being treated by the fire department, police said.
The officer shot at the dogs that appeared to “target” him, injuring one of the them, police said.
The injured dog was euthanized, but the second dog was returned to its owner unharmed, police said.
Body camera footage shows the dogs running toward the officer in an aggressive manner, police said.
This story was originally published May 18, 2022 at 12:19 PM with the headline "11-year-old bit by dog fends it off with a broom until help arrives, WA police say."
