Police fatally shoot aggressive pit bull after TASER attempts fail in Weatherford
WEATHERFORD — When two attempts to subdue a pit bull with a TASER failed, officers fatally shot the dog earlier this week because it "posed an imminent threat to public safety," Weatherford police reported Friday.
Officers arrived just after 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of Franklin Street after multiple 911 calls reported a dangerous dog attacking people and another dog, according to police.
"One caller specifically stated that her mother had been injured by the animal," police said in a news release.
According to the Weatherford Police Department:
- A TASER was deployed, achieving full neuromuscular incapacitation, before the white pit bull with black spots resumed the attack after the TASER cycle ended.
- A second deployment allowed the victim to retrieve their dog, but the pit bull dislodged the TASER probes and fled down the street.
- Officers pursued and contained the pit bull behind a building.
"An initial attempt to neutralize the animal was unsuccessful, and the pit bull ran towards officers stationed at the other side of the building," police said.
- After less-lethal weapons had proven ineffective, they fatally shot the animal.
A criminal investigation and an internal review of the use of force are underway by the Weatherford Police Department.