Pittsburgh detective hospitalized after dog bite during Knoxville pursuit
Pittsburgh Public Safety reported a detective sustained arm punctures from a dog during an April 11 pursuit; an officer fatally shot the dog, and breed was not identified.
Incident summary
Pittsburgh Public Safety reported that Zone 3 police responded around 3:45 p.m. on April 11 to a complaint on the 100 block of Knox Avenue. During pursuit of a man with an outstanding warrant, a dog from an apartment reportedly escaped and attacked officers, biting a detective on an arm and causing multiple puncture wounds. A responding officer discharged a firearm, and the dog was later pronounced deceased. Pittsburgh EMS transported the detective to a hospital in stable condition; officers arrested the fleeing man. This is an agency-attributed preliminary account: it does not establish the dog’s breed, medical recovery, a final shooting review, dog ownership beyond apartment origin, or findings of fault.
Officers arrested a male suspect with an outstanding warrant after the pursuit, Pittsburgh Public Safety reported. The reviewed bulletin did not establish charges related to the dog, findings about the shooting, an owner citation or any court ruling.
Original reports and source material
The following source pages contain the primary agency account and follow-up local reporting. BiteDB does not claim an independent medical record or a final investigation.
Primary record used by BiteDB
Pittsburgh Public Safety says officers dispatched to the 100 block of Knox Avenue around 3:45 p.m. on April 11 chased a warrant suspect into a building; an apartment dog bit a detective on an arm, causing multiple punctures. An officer shot the dog, EMS transported the detective to hospital in stable condition, and officers arrested the suspect.
Open primary Pittsburgh Public Safety report ↗Additional sources
WPXI — Pittsburgh police detective bitten by dog during pursuit, dog shot and killed ↗ — April 11 local newsroom report citing Pittsburgh Public Safety; corroborates incident circumstances but largely relies on the same agency.
WTAE — Dog fatally shot after biting Pittsburgh police detective ↗ — April 12 follow-up local report citing Pittsburgh police; not independent medical or breed confirmation.
What BiteDB does not infer
Breed was not reported; no dog pedigree, independent veterinary confirmation, final medical status, owner liability, final police shooting review or court judgment was established from the reviewed sources. No conclusion about either the officers’ or the dog owner’s legal responsibility is made.