CHICAGO — Police shot and killed a dog after it attacked a 72-year-old woman and responding officers in a Little Village yard Tuesday night, officials said.
The woman entered her backyard in the 2700 block of South Whipple Street around 8:45 p.m. and a dog owned by the first floor tenant attacked her, police said. When officers arrived minutes later, the dog also attacked one of them. The officer's partner shot and killed the attacking animal, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.
The woman was bit several times and taken to St. Anthony Hospital, where her condition stabilized. The officer was treated for non-life threatening injuries, Pacheco said.
The 31-year-old dog owner was cited for not having a dog license. He was not home during the attack, Pacheco said.
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