An altercation between a man and his dog Thursday afternoon in a Roslyn Heights park turned deadly after the canine attacked its owner who then fatally shot the animal, Nassau County Police said.
The dog, which was off its leash at 2:35 p.m. at Christopher Morley Park, “turned on his owner and began to viciously attack him,” police said in a news release.
“Fearing for his life,” police said, the 43-year-old man fired a single shot that killed the dog.
The man was transported to a hospital for treatment of lacerations to his left arm and left leg, police said.
His name and hometown were not immediately released. The type of gun he used was also not immediately released late Thursday but police said he had a “licensed pistol permit.”
Police said and investigation is ongoing.
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