ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 29-year-old woman was seriously injured Friday evening after she was attacked by her own pit bull on Saltonstall Street, according to the Canandaigua Police Department.
Officers were called to the area around after 5 p.m. for the report of a dog actively attacking a woman, police said in a release. When officers arrived, they found the dog mauling the woman on a lawn.
“As the first officer approached to assist the victim, the dog released her arm and charged at the officer,” police said. “The officer then discharged his service weapon, firing three rounds, and killed the dog at the scene.”…