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Officer attacked by dog, shoots self |
By FIONA STOKES Daily News Staff |
ST. CROIX – A police officer responding to an. emergency call Tuesday morning was attacked by a dog then suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his foot.Police spokeswoman – Melody Rames said that the officer was rushed to Luis |
    She did not know the location ofthe incident or the type of call offi– cers were responding to, but she said the officer was treated and released from the hospital.Rames did not know if the dog had been shot or otherwise injured in the incident or if it had to be put down after the attack.The shooting was the second in less that a week in which an officer suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound.On Friday, another police officer suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg as he chased susÂÂpects thought to be involved in an arson and burglary reported in the Catherine’s Rest area. He also was treated and released from the hosÂÂpital.– Contact reporter Fiona Stokes at 774-8772 ext. 455 or e-mail .stokes@dailynews.vi. |