Officer bitten, dog shot after LAPD responds to domestic dispute call in South LA

The Brief

  • LAPD officers received a domestic violence call in South Los Angeles’ Green Meadows neighborhood on Thursday morning.
  • Officials said when they arrived at the scene, officers were approached by multiple unrestrained and aggressive dogs.
  • One of the officers was bitten, causing another officer to shoot them. Both the officer and the animal are getting treatment.

LOS ANGELES An investigation was launched after a dog was shot shortly after Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a domestic dispute call in South LA.

What we know:

The incident was reported around 9:45 a.m. near the intersection of East 111th Street and Towne Avenue in South LA’s Green Meadows neighborhood.

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