Overview
- Officers supporting an encampment cleanup in Pacoima reported that a dog bit an LAPD officer and a 30-year-old man Tuesday morning.
- Police said an officer then fired at the dog in response to the bites during the ongoing cleanup operation.
- Two ambulances were requested, and police said both people who were bitten are expected to survive.
- Key details remain unsettled, including the dog's condition, breed, and ownership, and reports differ on the exact time and location near Montague Street.
- Investigators and animal-control officials are working the scene, a step likely to draw extra scrutiny after a separate April 6 LAPD dog shooting triggered an internal review.