Joliet - Police shot and killed a dog that kept attacking another dog and its owner Wednesday.
The victim was walking the black dog around 3:35 p.m. near Catherine and Cleary streets when a loose tan pit bull ran up and started fighting with the other dog.
"When the owner and other witnesses attempted to separate the animals, the pit bull bit the man on his right hand," Deputy Chief Mike Trafton said.
The dogs were separated as officers arrived, but the loose dog reportedly tried attacking again when officers shot it.
Trafton said no citations had been issued, but police were planning to interview the pit bull's owner.
