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A Portland police officer shot and killed a dog on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. The same day, another man fatally shot a dog in Multnomah Village. (Oregonian/OregonLive)

(The Oregonian/OregonLive/File)

Two dogs were shot and killed in two separate incidents -- one in Multnomah Village, another in Northeast Portland on Thursday evening, according to Portland police and other news outlets.

A man shot and killed a pit bull that was attacking his dog outside a coffee shop in Multnomah Village, according to KGW reports. Portland police told KGW that two pit bulls attacked a man's dog near the 7700 block of Southwest Capitol Highway. The man shot the pit bull and it died at the scene.

Officers told a KGW reporter that the man had a concealed carry permit and the shooting was justified because the dogs were attacking.

In Northeast Portland, a police officer shot and killed a dog after it charged at officers, a spokesman said.

Officers were responding to a domestic violence report near Northeast 39th Avenue and Halsey Street when two dogs charged at them, police Sgt. Pete Simpson said. The officers tried to fend them off, Simpson said.

An officer shot and killed one of the dogs, he said.

-- Samantha Matsumoto