— Seven children suffered minor injuries after they were bitten by a stray dog, believed to be a pit bull, inside a Charlotte elementary school Monday, police said.

According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, Animal Care & Control officers responded to a reported stray dog at Lansdowne Elementary School in south Charlotte.

Police said the dog went onto the school’s playground. While the kids were being taken inside the building, the dog managed to get inside the school. Police said the dog became overstimulated by several frightened children’s reactions and began to jump and bite them.

A teacher was able to control the dog and contacted the owner. Police said the owner of the dog picked it up and left before police arrived at the scene.

The dog was described as a silver and white male pit bull named “Bro.”

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.