A Philadelphia cop shot and killed a Cane Corso because the canine and three others had been mauling a person on the road Wednesday morning, in keeping with police.
The officer was on patrol within the metropolis’s Mantua neighborhood round 10:15 a.m. when he was flagged down and informed that there have been 4 dogs working unfastened within the space, police stated.
At the nook of Fairmount Avenue and Fairmount Street, the officer noticed the canines — a Cane Corso and three pit bulls — attacking a 53-year-old man.
Disturbing video circulating on social media exhibits the animals run up and begin to maul the sufferer who was standing on a road nook, taking him to the bottom.
A police cruiser will be heard blasting its siren “to distract the dogs” however to no avail, cops stated.
Desperate bystanders will be seen attempting to shoo the beasts away, solely to be chased off as a police cruiser pulls proper up.
The officer will get out of the automobile together with his gun drawn because the dogs proceed to tear on the helpless sufferer.
“Shoot those motherf—kers, police!” one man will be heard yelling.
The cop fires a number of pictures and a canine will be heard crying out. The largest canine — the Cane Corso — runs away earlier than falling over.
The three pit bulls, considered one of which could possibly be seen limping, took off.
The sufferer suffered chunk wounds all through his physique and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in steady situation, in keeping with police.
The officer was not injured.
