Overview
- Witnesses told reporters that a man found two stray pit bulls earlier in the day and left them in a backyard before one of the dogs bit a neighbor, according to local coverage.
- Police responded near 106th Street and Bender in northwest Milwaukee and, when an officer tried to detain a dog, that dog bit the officer on the arm, witnesses and police accounts reported.
- Two officers fired at the animals after the bite and at least one injured dog was seen being placed into the back of a squad car in on-scene video captured by WISN.
- The Milwaukee Fire Department confirmed medics were dispatched to treat an injured officer who is expected to be OK, and the Milwaukee Police Department later said doctors euthanized both dogs.
- Public details remain limited and the incident is described as developing, which could prompt further agency statements or an inquiry into the officers' use of force.