Salt Lake City officer hospitalized after dog bite during North Temple trespassing call
Salt Lake City Police said a dog with an unattended leash bit an officer during a March 23, 2025 trespassing investigation; the officer’s injuries were non-life-threatening and the dog was later shot and euthanized after charging officers again.
Incident summary
Salt Lake City Police said an officer investigating a trespassing call at a North Temple convenience store was bitten after a leashed dog, with no one holding the leash, lunged at him. The officer was evaluated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said the dog later broke free from another handler and charged officers again; the bitten officer shot the dog, which Salt Lake County Animal Services later euthanized.
SLCPD said no arrests or citations were issued in connection with the trespassing call. The department characterized its account as preliminary and released body-camera footage. BiteDB does not infer a criminal dog-owner charge that the reviewed sources do not report.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
SLCPD said officers responded around 3:15 a.m. March 23, 2025 to a trespassing report at 1692 West North Temple Street. A dog with a leash attached but not being held lunged and bit one officer. After the dog later broke free and charged again, the previously bitten officer fired. The injured officer was evaluated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Police reported no arrests or citations and released body-camera footage.
Open original source ↗Additional sources
- KSL — SLCPD officer shoots dog after it bites, injures them — Independent local reporting / police-release corroboration · 2025-03-24
- KSL — Salt Lake police officer shoots dog during trespassing investigation Sunday — Independent local reporting / body-camera context · 2025-03-23
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