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MPD officer bit by dog, shots fired
A Milwaukee police officer was taken to the hospital after being bitten by a dog during a loose animal call near 106th and Bender on Monday, where police said two dogs were shot.
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee police officer was injured Monday afternoon, May 25, after being bitten by a dog during a loose animal complaint on the city’s north side.
What we know:
The Milwaukee Police Department said officers responded around 1:57 p.m. to a loose animal complaint near 106th and Bender.
Scene near 106th and Bender, Milwaukee
Police said an officer tried to snare a dog when the dog bit him. Two officers then fired their guns, striking two dogs.
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The officer, a 51-year-old man, was taken to the hospital for treatment of nonfatal injuries. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday, per MPD.
Scene near 106th and Bender, Milwaukee
Neighbors said the dogs had been acting aggressively before police arrived. One neighbor said two people and an officer were bitten by dogs in the area.
What they're saying:
Anthony Butze said he saw two dogs, likely pit bull mixes, abandoned on the highway and tried to help by taking them in. He said the dogs seemed loving but looked like they had been abused.
"I saw one side of the dogs," Butze said.
Butze said he had the dogs in the backyard of a home where he was doing work when people in the area said the dogs became aggressive.
Scene near 106th and Bender, Milwaukee
"It didn’t make sense to me. And then all of a sudden the woman officer – I hear a bang, and they said they just shot the dogs," Butze said.
Neighbors said the dogs had been barking aggressively, jumping at a gate and trying to get toward people before police arrived.
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Tristan Hunter, who lives next door, said he was not happy the dogs had been brought into the neighborhood. He said he heard four gunshots.
"The boy dog jumped – grabbed the officer on the arm – like his left arm here – and then he just pulled out the gun and had to do what he had to do," he said.
Scene near 106th and Bender, Milwaukee
Hunter said officers also appeared scared and called for another squad to help.
"They (cops) were scared as well, so they called another squad, because they had the stick to grab the dog's neck," he said. "They finally came, the guy came with the stick to try to get the boy dog – but the boy dog was vicious too."
Dig deeper:
Police said both dogs were taken for medical treatment. On Tuesday, MPD confirmed the dogs were euthanized.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department provided information in this report and FOX6 News had a crew on the scene.