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A pit bull was shot and killed by a Waco man Monday after the dog escaped a fenced-in yard and attacked the man's dog as he walked in a North Waco neighborhood, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.

A 23-year-old man was riding a skateboard in the 2000 block of Reuter Avenue with his dog on a leash when the pit bull got out of a nearby yard and attacked the man's dog at about 12:30 p.m., Swanton said. The dog suffered several bites to its neck and face.

"The pit bull then turned his attack to the 23-year-old skateboarder, who drew his concealed-carry pistol and fired a round, striking the pit bull and killing it," Swanton said. "(The man's dog) survived the initial attack."

Swanton said the man was justified in using deadly force against the aggressive pit bull. The pit bull was instantly killed, he said.

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