Marshfield Officer Fires at Aggressive Dog on Thursday
Monday, May 4th, 2020 -- 9:05 AM
(Marshfield News Herald) -The Marshfield Police Department released a video Friday afternoon of an incident that involved a police officer firing four shots at a dog after it attacked him. The incident occurred Thursday night on the city’s northwest side.An officer responded to a call at 7:53 p.m. that a dog had charged at a 26-year-old Marshfield man and another person jogging near North Oak Avenue and West Blodgett Street, according to police. When the officer arrived, the dog charged at the officer on two occasions and the officer fired four rounds at the dog. The dog suffered minor injuries and is expected to survive. The dog bit the officer, who also received minor injuries, the department said. The officer issued the dog's owner citations for having an animal running at large and for failure to license a pet, the department said.
The owner will also be required to place a muzzle on the dog when it is outdoors. No adults were home at the time of the incident, the department said. They remind pet owners to properly restrain dogs at all times, especially if they have territorial tendencies. That is especially true when children are home alone, which may lead to enhanced aggression and territorial response by a dog, the department said.
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