Woman wounded accidentally when cop shoots at dog

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6658375.html

Oct. 8, 2009, 11:50AM

LA MARQUE, Texas — A police officer wounded a woman accidentally while trying to shoot a pit bull she saw jumping on a group of people.

The incident happened about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in a residential neighborhood in La Marque, 35 miles southeast of Houston.

Witnesses say a passing officer spotted what she thought was a pit bull attack but, in reality, was the dog playing with a two people.

The witnesses say the woman playing with the dog shouted, prompting the officer to get out of her car and shoot at the animal. A bullet fragment ricocheted off the street and wounded a woman standing nearby in the chest.

[Swamp Rat]

1. That should be a career-ender.

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[flvegan]

2. Breed bias much, douchebag?

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Sounds to me like this is more about the recklessness of the cop than the breed of the dog.

The breed is mentioned in the report, but I don't see that the OP made any specific mention of it.

[paulsby]

3. generally speaking, there is a much better solution

pepper spray. dogs HATE pepper spray (considering their significantly stronger sense of smell, that's not surprising)

if you are trying to deter a dog attack, you spray. NOT shoot, unless you have a clear shot and NOBODY going to get hit.

if somebody gets some pepper spray on them, in addition to the dog, it's painful, but they'll live.

i've taken a secondary pepper spray hit. i can live with that. but not with a .40 cal in me.

[safeinOhio]

5. Always make sure

that the wind is at your back. Just saying....

[paulsby]

6. that's good advice

i also suggest pointing the nozzly away from you

:)