NYPD cops shot and wounded a “vicious” pit bull that had been attacking people at a Queens bus stop earlier this week, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers responded around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday to a 911 call of dogs attacking people on Francis Lewis Boulevard near Springfield Boulevard in Cambria Heights, cops said.
When they arrived, they found “two vicious, loose pit bulls” attacking pedestrians waiting for the bus, police said.
Cops witnessed one of the dogs biting a man – prompting them to open fire to stop the attack, according to the NYPD.
Both dogs were taken to the Animal Care Centers of NYC, where the wounded pooch was listed in stable condition, authorities said.
A spokeswoman from the ACC said the dog was ultimately taken into the care of the ASPCA.
The other dog remained at the ACC’s Queens facility on a 10-day rabies hold, the representative said.
The man who was bitten at the bus stop refused medical attention at the scene, cops said.
The NYPD’s Force Investigation Division is looking into the incident, police said.
The ordeal came less than a week after an NYPD sergeant fatally shot an “aggressive” raccoon that charged at a group of bystanders on a Queens boardwalk, cops and sources said.
The sergeant was placed on modified duty following the shooting that unfolded shortly after 7:45 a.m. Thursday near Beach 121st Street and Ocean Promenade in Belle Harbor, according to authorities and sources.
