Bystander fatally shoots dog attacking woman in Newark

A person with a handgun fatally shot a dog that was attacking a woman in Newark on Thanksgiving morning, authorities said.

Police received a call about 9:10 a.m. that a dog had bitten a woman in the 200 block of S. 9th Street.

“An armed concerned citizen at the scene fired a handgun at the dog to stop the attack against the victim,” a police spokesperson said, adding that the dog was killed…

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