Mesa police officer shoots dog at Target after it attacks
Samkeith Jurden
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Posted: 09/24/2012
MESA, AZ - A Mesa police officer responding to a shoplifting call shot a dog after it attacked him at a Target store Monday evening.
Mesa police said when officers arrived at the Target location at Southern Avenue and Longmore they discovered the shoplifting suspect, Samkeith Jurden, had a dog.
One of the officers fired on the animal after it attacked a responding officer.
The officer received non-life-threatening injuries, and was treated and released.
Jurden was taken into custody, and the dog died from its injuries.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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