STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – A pit bull was shot Sunday following two dog attacks at Great Kills Park in Staten Island, according to United States Park Police.
Visitors flagged to park police that two dogs were running loose. Officers saw one of the dogs, both believed to be pit bulls, attacking a visitor's dog, according to authorities.
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One of the officers was then bitten while they tried to intervene in the dog attack, per park police. The other loose pit bull lunged at another officer.