Police Fatally Shoot Dog that Attacked Nebraska Officer

An officer with the Omaha Police Department reportedly shot and killed a dog was after the dog attacked an officer over the weekend.

According to WOWT , officers had been called to an apartment complex on Saturday night on a report of a domestic disturbance.

When officers arrived on scene they could hear a woman screaming inside but the apartment was barricaded.

Once officers were able to make entry, they found a 33-year-old man covered in blood. Officers said the man claimed to have a gun and charged at officers.

They were able to subdue the subject with a TASER deployment but after that a dog inside the apartment then severely bit an officer in the lower leg, prompting another officer to shoot and kill it