A disturbing scene unfolded in Philadelphia – where a police officer had to shoot a canine after a pack of dogs began attacking a poor man on the street, in broad daylight.
This disturbing footage is circulating online – and it shows the beginning, middle and end of a violent incident in the City of Brotherly Love that happened recently… where at least 4 dogs got loose and started attacking a guy. , which was all captured on camera.
It’s unclear what exactly led to this… but the video begins by showing the dogs trotting down the sidewalk, where a police car is already there and apparently observing the situation.
The man recording claims that one of the dogs – three of which were pit bulls – apparently just attacked another person… and before you know it, they’re all going after someone else – a man across the street, who he is surrounded by them and knocked to the ground.
All the dogs begin to bite him as he tries to drive them away, and others even try to help him, without success – at which point the police officer gets out of the car and approaches cautiously.
There are people out there begging the police officer to fire his gun – and he finally does, hitting the bigger dog… who runs away and falls, convulsing on the ground.
The Philadelphia Police Department says the officer who did this was placed on administrative leave and that he initially tried to use the siren to distract the animals. The dog that died was actually a Cane Corso – and the other three pit bulls fled the scene. No word on their whereabouts.
Deputies say the man who was attacked suffered multiple bites all over his body and was transported to the hospital in stable condition. The officer himself was also fine.