Dog attack inside Independence home leaves man dead; officers fatally shoot animal
A man died after a dog attacked him inside an Independence home Wednesday afternoon, and responding officers shot and killed the animal when it became aggressive toward them, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded to a disturbance about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of North Mohican Drive, said Officer Bryan Conley with the Independence Police Department.
There, officers found a dog attacking a man inside a home. In response to the dog’s aggressiveness and the severity of the wounds to the victim, one of the officers fired a gun, striking the animal. The dog then “addressed the officers in an aggressive manner,” Conley said.
The officers, fearing for the public’s safety if the dog escaped, fired again, fatally wounding the animal, Conley said.
Officers then attempted lifesaving measures to the man wounded in the dog attack. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, Conley said. No one else was injured during the incident.
Detectives and crime scene investigators responded to the scene, along with Independence Animal Control. There were no previous calls to the address for aggressive animals prior to Wednesday’s fatal dog attack, Conley said.
The attack remains under investigation.
