NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — An NYPD officer shot and killed a dog while responding to a scene with several loose dogs in Queens on Thursday, officials said.
It happened just before 8 a.m. near the intersection of 114th Road and 155th Street in South Jamaica.
Cops were trying to corral several dogs when one of them bit an officer. Police said that an officer then shot and killed that dog.
The officer that was bitten was transported to a local hospital in stable condition, authorities said.
The type of dogs and whether they had owners or were strays is not yet known.
No further details were released.
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