Ceará Officer Fatally Shoots Pit Bull Attacking His Leashed Poodle

Overview

• The attack occurred on the morning of December 10 in the Carlotas neighborhood of Paracuru and was captured by street cameras.
• The officer, who was in uniform, said the pit bull bit his poodle’s neck and that attempts to stop the mauling failed before he fired one shot.
• After the shooting, the officer called the operations center, received support from a patrol car, and presented himself at the Paracuru police station.
• SSPDS reported a December 6 complaint alleging the same pit bull killed a neighbor’s cat while loose in public, and the dog’s owner was taken in for procedures.
• The Civil Police opened an inquiry, media asked whether the disciplinary controller will review the officer’s conduct, and a legal expert outlined possible self‑defense or state‑of‑necessity analyses pending the investigation.