Dog subdued with Taser after officer's gun discharges at Boston Public Library

Dog subdued with Taser after officer's gun discharges at Boston Public Library

A Boston police officer discharged a weapon Thursday morning as they tried to subdue a "vicious dog" outside the Boston Public Library, according to police.

Officer shoots at ‘vicious’ dog near Boston Public Library, animal later subdued by stun gun - Boston News, Weather, Sports

An officer shot at a dog trying to attack police near the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street Thursday morning, officials said. At around 9:22 a.m., officers responded to the library and encountered a “vicious” dog, according to the Boston Police Department. Police said the canine attempted to attack an officer, prompting one of the officers to shoot at the dog. The dog was not struck and no injuries were reported in connection with the sho…

Boston police shoot at ‘vicious dog’ near Marathon finish line: ‘The pit bull is on the loose there’ - The Boston Globe

The dog was alive when police got it under control and placed it in the rear of a cruiser until city animal control personnel could take custody, according to police transmissions.

Police officer fires gun at dog near Boston Marathon finish line

Boston police said it happened during a confrontation with a "vicious" dog on Boylston Street, near the Boston Marathon finish line

'Very aggressive' dog bites somebody outside the Copley library, escapes police after being tased and shot at, leads cops on chase across town to Post Office Square

Police trying to clear some homeless people in front of the BPL main library on Boylston Street as part of Marathon preparations around 9:30 a.m. found themselves confronted with a "very aggressive" pit bull that they say bit at least one person. One officer shot at the dog but missed, another tried to tase the animal, but the  dog took off running down Boylston to Dartmouth Street, which it ran up to Newbury and then down to the Public Garden. …

A Boston officer fired his gun during a confrontation on Thursday with what the police described as a “feroz” dog, although the owner said that her pet was simply being protective. Danielle Michalsky owns the bitch. She said that she and his wife Kassi have no home and that they were waking up next to the Boston Public Library when the police approached them. “They wanted me to get up right away. Go, you have to go right away or not...! That’s e…