Metro-east cops use ‘lethal force’ on dog after woman, juvenile injured in attack
A woman and child suffered serious injuries from a dog attack early Saturday morning in Granite City.
According to a news release from the Granite City Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Monroe Street at 1:30 a.m. following a report of a woman being attacked by two dogs in a backyard.
To help the victim, police had to use “lethal force” against the dogs. An additional victim, a child, was found nearby, the release states.
Both the woman and child were transported to St. Louis area hospitals. No further information is being released at this time, the release concludes.