Police Fatally Shoots Pit Bull After Attacking Woman In NYC Apartment

QUEENS, NY — Police fatally shot a Pitbull after it attacked its owner inside a Queens apartment building Monday night.

The incident happened inside an apartment at 4-14 Beach 58th St. in the Rockaways around 8:45 p.m., police said.

Officers responded to a 911 call of a dangerous animal and found the Pitbull biting a 28-year-old woman in the arm.

The dog was shot and killed at the scene, police said.

The woman was taken to Jamaica Hospital for treatment and is listed in stable condition.

An investigation remains ongoing.