SHELBY, NC – Shelby police said they retired a police canine after it attacked a teenager while trying to serve a warrant on Ella Street on Tuesday.
Police said the canine officer let the dog, Remus, out of his cruiser for a break in a field. The canine officer ordered the dog back into the car when it lunged at another police officer forcing him to fire his gun in defense. The dog then ran up the street toward crowded porch and bit a 17-year-old boy in his leg.
“When they saw the dog come toward the porch, everybody ran. And he was sitting on the side of the chair. He didn’t have time to run. So the dog just got him,” said Lakeisha Black, a witness.
Shelby police said they are relieving the dog from duty out of concern for public safety.
The teen only had minor injuries and was treated on the scene and transported to Cleveland Regional Medical Center as a precautionary measure. The Shelby Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the cause of the accident.
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