An Ogden bystander was somehow injured as she stood nearby watching police shoot and kill an aggressive pit bull in her neighborhood.
Ogden police are investigating how a 31-year-old woman, who was standing in a driveway, suffered a "superficial wound" to her left ring finger. Police were trying to determine if she was injured by debris from the roadway or from a bullet fragment after the round struck the pavement and curb.
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Three officers said they were in the 1000 block of Patterson Street about 2 p.m. investigating an incident when an unleashed pit bull charged at them from a nearby backyard. Officers said they ordered the 31-year-old bystander to get control of the dog, but the woman told them it wasn’t hers.
The officers, who were standing in the road, said the dog started to circle the three officers and "bumped" into one of the officer’s legs, police said. The first officer deemed the dog a threat and fired a shot toward the animal. A second officer fired two more shots.
The dog died from its injuries. No officers were injured.
Police said the woman was treated at the scene and released. A Ford Taurus parked in the same driveway was also damaged in the incident, police said.
Police said they’ve asked the Weber County Attorney’s Office to complete an independent investigation into the incident since a bystander was injured. The department is also conducting its own administrative investigation to make sure the officers followed policy and procedure.
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