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A dog was shot and injured by police in Southeast Portland Thursday morning after it allegedly chased one woman, bit a man and was attacking a group of children at a bus stop when officers arrived at the scene, officials said.

Around 8 a.m., officers responded to a call of a white pit bull jumping at the door of a home near the corner of Southeast 60th Avenue and Nehalem Street, police said in a press release.

Witnesses told investigators that the same dog had chased a woman who was forced to jump on top of a truck to avoid the animal.

As officers responded, callers told police that the animal had bit two more people and, when police arrived, "the dog was attacking children at a bus stop and was biting a woman who was protecting her nine-year-old son and other children," police said in a statement.

As police approached the animal, it let go of the woman and "charged" at an officer who fired a single shot, injuring the dog.

A man who was injured by the animal was treated at the scene and released. The woman who was protecting her son at the bus stop was uninjured, as was the child.

The dog was picked up by Multnomah County Animal Services and resource officers were sent to nearby Whitman Elementary School to check in on students who were nearby when the incident occurred.

Investigators asked anyone with information about the animal or its owners to contact the Portland Police Bureau Police Non-Emergency Line at 503-823-3333 or Multnomah County Animal Services at 503-988-7387.

-- Kale Williams

kwilliams@oregonian.com

503-294-4048

@sfkale