One girl was killed and one other individual injured in a San Bernardino park after the 2 have been mauled in an assault involving greater than a dozen stray canine on Thursday, police stated.
San Bernardino police converged on Perris Hill Park within the 1100 block of East Highland Avenue after receiving a name that somebody was being attacked by canine within the park, stated Sgt. Chris Grey of the San Bernardino Police Division.
Officers encountered a number of canine once they arrived, he stated.
“It seems they might have been stray canine,” Grey stated.
At the least one of many canine started to cost at one of many officers, Grey stated, prompting the officer to fireside on the pit bull.
The pit bull was struck and died on the scene.
It was not instantly clear the place the canine got here from or what number of have been instantly concerned within the assault,Grey stated.
“It was a little bit of a chaotic scene at first as a result of there have been a number of canine on the market,” Grey stated.
Nevertheless, officers have been capable of finding two individuals who appeared to have suffered a number of canine bites within the assault, he stated.
Officers rendered support to the 2 victims. One in all them, recognized solely as a girl, was taken to a hospital and died.
It was unclear if the 2 victims knew one another, he stated.
Animal providers officers have been referred to as to help cops and took a complete of 14 canine from the park, stated Araceli Mata, spokesperson for the Police Division.
