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Police Shoot, Kill Dog Mauling Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Police Shoot, Kill Dog Mauling Man In Philadelphia: Authorities
Police Shoot, Kill Dog Mauling Man In Philadelphia: Authorities A Philadelphia police officer is on administrative leave after authorities said he shot and killed a dog during a mauling on Wednesday, May 1.  PPD said an officer was patrolling near Fairmount Avenue and Union Street when a passerby told him there were "loose dogs" down the road.  The officer found three pit bulls and a cane corso attacking a 53-year-old man, police said. He "attempted to use his siren to distract the dogs, but they continued their attack," the department said.  That's when police say the officer got out of his vehicle and fired multiple shots at the d…

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