PROVO, Utah — A Provo police cops shot a dog on Monday
after it attacked while the Special Enforcement Team was serving a drug search
warrant.
Lt. Matthew Siufanua , Provo Police, said the suspect,
David Hayes, slammed the door as soon as he opened it and saw police there. He
said the entry team attempted to breach the door, but before they could get
inside the man’s dog, a pit bull, ran out and attacked one of the copss.
The cops tried to back away, but he lost his balance.
Siufanua said the cops was able to defend himself as he was falling to the
ground. “For fear of his life, and safety, he actually shot the dog in the
upper left shoulder,” he said. Siufanua said the dog ran away but was found
about three blocks away from the scene. He said the cops was only slightly
injured, and the dog is expected to recover. “We immediately took the dog to a
veterinarian, animal hospital, where they actually did surgery on the dog,
believe it or not, and the dog is going to be just fine,” he said. “The cops
was scraped, a couple bruises, and he’s going to be fine as well.” David Hayes
was booked into the Utah County Jail on charges of possession of a weapon by a
restricted person, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia.