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Officer fires gun at ‘vicious dog’ outside Boston Public Library
The dog wasn't hit by the gunfire.
A Boston police officer opened fire on a dog outside the Boston Public Library on Thursday morning, officials say.
At 9:22 a.m., officers responded to a call at the Boston Public Library, located at 700 Boylston St., according to a statement from the Boston Police Department.
At the scene, police found a “vicious dog” that allegedly tried to attack an officer, the statement said.
An officer discharged a firearm at the dog but did not strike it, according to the statement.
Police said no injuries have been reported in connection with the incident.
The dog fled the scene and was later found in the Boston Common and Downtown Crossing area, authorities said. Officers subdued and contained the animal using a taser.
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“We can confirm that one firearm discharge occurred at 700 Boylston Street and multiple Taser deployments were made at separate locations in the course of attempting to apprehend the dog,” a Boston police spokesperson said. “No injuries have been reported as a result of either the firearm discharge or the Taser deployments.”
The incident remains under investigation.
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