A Texas police officer shot and killed a woman in Arlington Thursday night when he fired a shot at an unleashed dog charging toward him.

The patrol officer was dispatched around 5:20 p.m. to do a welfare check for a woman reportedly passed out in a grassy area, the Arlington Police Department said in a statement.

As an officer approached, he noticed an unleashed dog. When he began to call out to the women, the dog reportedly started barking and charged toward the officer.

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“The officer retreated backwards from the running dog while drawing his duty firearm. The officer discharged his firearm multiple times towards the dog,” police said in a statement. “After the shots were fired, the woman yelled out and it was apparent she was injured.

The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

CBS 11 News reported that the victim was identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as 30-year-old Margarita Victoria Brooks.

The whole incident was captured on the officer’s body camera, which will be included in the ongoing investigation, according to police.