LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - A Deputy U.S. Marshall shot and killed a pit bull that was attacking a woman who was exercising in her garage.

The Marshal, assigned to the District of Nevada, responded to a female neighbor screaming in the area of Hualapai and 215 around 6:30 Wednesday morning. When

the deputy marshal approached the residence he saw his neighbor being viciously attacked by a pit bull dog.

The deputy marshal shot the dog twice in an attempt to stop the attack. The dog limped across the road, collapsed and died.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene and summoned an ambulance for the injured woman, who was taken to a nearby hospital where she

was treated for multiple dog bites.

The woman had been exercising in her garage with the door open when the unrestrained pit bull came into the garage and attacked the leashed family dog. When she tried to separate the dogs the pit bull attacked her.

It's not known who the owner of the pit bull was, as the investigation continues.