A dog owner trying to break up a fight between two of his pets shot one dead Monday after being bitten, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

One of the dogs, a pit bull, bit the owner and his son when they tried to stop the fight about 5:30 p.m.

The owner's wife tried but failed to shoot the aggressive dog, so the owner did it, deputies said.

No crime was committed, the Sheriff's Office said.

Animal-control officers were handling the incident.

It's unknown whether the second dog was hurt and whether it remained in the home on Forsyth Road.

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