A pair of Alhambra police officers shot and killed a dog in Alhambra after the animal bit an officer’s leg in the afternoon of Dec. 13.

The officers were reporting to a call about a possible fight between a woman and her adult daughter who were inside their car at the intersection of Ethel Avenue and Valley Boulevard, said Alhambra police Sgt. Steven Carr.

When the officers arrived, the dog, which was sitting with the daughter inside the car, sprang from the car and bit one of the officers in the leg. While the dog clamped onto the officer’s leg, Carr said both officers fired at the dog, immediately killing it.

The amount of shots fired was not disclosed, but Carr said the officers fired several rounds.

There were no bystanders, other than the mother and daughter, during the shooting, Carr said. No arrests were made and the possible fight between the two women was resolved.

Alhmabra police Sgt. Carlos Donato said the bite left the officer with a minor injury and that the officer missed some time from work.

The dog was a pit bull and had belonged to the daughter.