Police shoot dogs that attacked children

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Aug 27, 2008 at 10:53 PM EST

Story Updated: Aug 27, 2008 at 10:53 PM EST

KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — A police officer used a shotgun to kill two pit bulls that attacked children in a park in Kokomo.

Authorities and witnesses say the dogs, one brindle and one black, attacked at least two children — a girl on a bicycle and an 11-year-old boy — Tuesday in Highland Park.

Neither child was seriously injured.

The dogs also attacked a Chihuahua.

The Kokomo Tribune reports that the dogs also tried to attack police Officer Ty Solomon before he shot them with a 12-gauge shotgun.

John Beechy, whose daughter was attacked, says the dogs were not on leashes and no one knew who owned them.

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Information from: Kokomo Tribune, http://www.ktonline.com

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