Police officer shoots dead pitbull which turned on him after he Tasered it to release vicious grip on woman



The owner of a pitbull terrier urged a policeman to shoot the dog when it attacked his girlfriend and wouldn't let go - despite being Tasered.

The dog is understood to have lunged at the woman inside a mobile home in a community along US 19 in Palm Harbour, Florida, while deputies were serving 32-year-old Michael Walker with an an arrest warrant for drug offences.

The Pinellas County officials were leading Walker to a patrol car when they heard growling and yelling from inside the home.

An ambulance was called to the scene after the police deputy had killed the dog as it attacked the woman

The woman was taken to hospital where she was treated for wounds she received in the dog attack

Walker told the deputies it sounded like his girlfriend, 26-year-old Sheena Sovine, was being attacked by his pet pit bull Mojo.

Officer Christopher Brady walked back inside and saw the dog on top of Sovine biting and pulling her across the floor. The officer first tried to distract the dog, but it still wouldn't let go of her.

Brady then Tasered the pitbull twice and he finally let go, but he then attacked the deputy, who shot the dog and killed it.

Pit bull terriers are banned in Britain under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act

Carrie Ardito, who lives nearby, said: 'The woman kind of charged inside. The dog was on the floor sleeping and when she lunged in, it startled the dog and he just attacked.'



Sovine was taken to a local hospital with injuries to her left arm and shoulder. The officer did not require medical treatment.

Walker was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on one count of sale and possession of a controlled substance .

The bull terrier is one of four breeds banned in the UK under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act.