LAPD officer hospitalized after dog bite in South Los Angeles
Police said an unrestrained dog bit an officer after a domestic-violence response; the officer shot the dog and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Incident summary
LAPD officers responded to a reported domestic incident near East 111th Place and Towne Avenue in the Green Meadows neighborhood. Police later said they determined no crime had occurred and were returning to their vehicle when three unrestrained, aggressive dogs emerged from the property and charged them. One dog bit an officer in the leg, causing puncture wounds. An officer shot the attacking dog. Paramedics treated the officer at the scene before hospital treatment, and police said he was later released. Animal control transported the wounded dog for treatment; its condition was not available in the Aug. 29 follow-up.
LAPD reported that the original domestic call resulted in no crime finding. The dog shooting was an officer-involved animal shooting. No owner citation, dangerous-dog determination, criminal charge, impound outcome, quarantine status or euthanasia disposition was established in the Aug. 29 reporting reviewed.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
NBC Los Angeles, citing LAPD Capt. Mike Bland, reported that about three unrestrained dogs approached officers after a domestic-violence response, one dog bit an officer in the lower extremities, the officer shot the dog, and the officer was hospitalized in stable condition.
Open original source ↗Additional sources
- South Los Angeles dog shot by LAPD after it bites officer, police sayCBS Los Angeles local reporting citing LAPD · 2026-08-27
- Dog shot by LAPD in South Los AngelesFOX 11 Los Angeles local reporting · 2026-08-27
- Officer bitten, dog shot after LAPD responds to domestic dispute call in South LAFOX 11 syndicated coverage · 2026-08-27
- LAPD Shoots Dog Who Attacked Officer in Green MeadowsLocal follow-up quoting Los Angeles Police Department statement; updated injury and circumstances · 2026-08-29
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