{"id":180474,"date":"2026-03-31T03:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180474\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:34:36","slug":"dog-shot-to-death-by-nypd-officer-in-queens-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180474\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog shot to death by NYPD officer in Queens: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A dog was shot and killed by an NYPD officer on Monday night in Queens, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police found a pit bull biting a woman at 4-14 Beach 58th St. in the Rockaways after reports came in of a dangerous animal, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One officer fired their weapon and shot the dog, according to police. The pit bull was killed, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The woman sustained a laceration to her arm and was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources told PIX11 News that the dog belonged to the woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. 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