The victim was taken to a hospital with puncture wounds and lacerations after being mauled by two mastiffs, police said.
A Los Angeles police officer shot and killed one of two dogs that were reportedly mauling a woman Monday in Sylmar, officials said.
Around 1:30 p.m., police received reports of a pedestrian being attacked by two dogs near a home in the 15900 block of Joseph Court. Los Angeles Fire Department officials found a 49-year-old woman being attacked by two large mastiffs, police said.Philip Weisbecker pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for entering and “parading” around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Two LAPD officers arrived, and one officer fired two shots, striking and killing one of the dogs and causing the other to run off.The victim was taken to a hospital with puncture wounds and lacerations. She underwent surgery and is expected to survive, police officials said. The second mastiff involved in the attack was taken from its home by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.
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