FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A dog fight and a shooting left two dogs dead, three dogs injured, and a dog owner injured on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, according to police.
Four unleashed dogs attacked a dog and the dog’s owner at about 9:30 a.m. at Northwest 11th Avenue and Seventh Street in the Homes Beautiful Park area, according to investigators.
The dog owners grabbed a gun and shot the four fighting dogs, and two died at the scene, according to police.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel responded to treat a dog owner who was injured while trying to break up the dog fight, according to police.
Police officers with FLPD’s Animal Crimes Unit responded to investigate the incident.
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos and Senior Assignment Editor Frine Gomez contributed to this report.
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