*UPDATED* [SAVAGE ANIMAL ATTACK] Vicious Pit Bull Shot Twice By Police After 3 People Attacked Officials Say

[CBS17] Two people suffered "severe" injuries during the pit bull attack, police said. When officers arrived, they saw the dog "actively attacking" an 82-year-old man and 78-year-old woman, the news release said. The responding police officer was also bitten in the thigh, police said. "The investigation determined the dog was running loose when both victims who are neighbors were attacked," according to a news release. [FULLSTORY]

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