A police officer shot two dogs after he says they attacked him and a young girl.

Saturday morning the Woodson Terrace Police Department were called to a house in the 9200 block of Harold for a juvenile that had been bitten by a dog. The caller said the had not yet been captured.

The parents of the girl who had been bitten said the dogs came from a house down the street. The girl, 15-year-old Michaela Brown, said she was bit in the hand, side and chest.

"it just like attacked me out of nowhere," she said.

As police arrived at the dog owner's home, one of the dogs attacked the officer, leaving him with a deep bite mark on his right hand. According to responding officers, the second dog began to charge toward the officer while he was still being bitten by the first dog.

In an effort to defend himself, the officer shot both the attacking dog and the other dog that was charging at them.

The officer was transported to an area hospital for serious injuries.

Both dogs — a doberman and a pit bull — were captured by St. Louis County Animal Control and transported to an area animal hospital.

As of Sunday morning, both dogs were alive and being treated for their injuries.

The child that was bitten was also transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.