Ottawa police say officers had to shoot two aggressive dogs in the city’s south end late Monday night, killing one that was mauling a woman who had to be taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Ottawa By-law Services is investigating the incident, which occurred somewhere near the intersection of Bank Street and Athans Avenue, south of Hunt Club Road, according to police.
A 911 call about a screaming person brought officers to the area shortly before 11 p.m., said a statement from the Ottawa Police Service.
Once the officers arrived, “a large aggressive dog lunged towards the officers,” police said. Officers shot the dog and the injured animal retreated into the home, read the Tuesday morning release.
The woman, 44, was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including puncture wounds and bite marks to her arms, head and neck, according to a spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service said.
Paramedics were concerned about the injuries to her neck but no major vessels were punctured, Marc-Antoine Deschamps said.
Ottawa Police Service spokesperson Const. Chuck Benoit said police aren’t providing any further details about where the incident occurred because it remains under investigation by Ottawa By-law officers.
A statement from Ottawa By-law, sent through the City of Ottawa’s media relations office, confirmed the department is investigating a “dog bite” that occurred in the south-end neighbourhood on Monday night.
In addition to the animal that was killed, by-law officers found three dogs at the scene, said the statement, attributed to Roger Chapman, director of by-law and regulatory services. Those three dogs are now in “protective care” and the injured dog received medical attention, he said.
The incident comes two and a half weeks after an Ottawa police officer had to shoot a dog that attacked her in Vanier. That officer sustained “severe” injuries and was taken to hospital.
Benoit said aggressive dogs and dog attacks are not issues police officers come across regularly.
No officers were injured in Monday night’s incident.
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