Man fires gun at attacking pit bull in Cleveland


A man reported being attacked by a pit bull and shot at the dog. No people were hurt, but the condition of the dog is unknown. Animal control has been notified.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Police - West
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Transcript:
14, you can send it. Okay, so it's going to be at 3580 West 90th Street. We got kennels notified. (name withheld) said he was attacked by a pit bull, so he fired a shot. There are a couple juveniles walking the dog, and the dog broke free and charged him. He was advised to empty his gun and secure his weapon before you arrived. Nobody's injured. I don't know about the dog. Like I said, kennels is notified. It's a code 1, CAD-51-57[1]. Copy. 17-A-Radio, can we get a cat number here? It's 5138-58[2]. We're still 24? Yes. Copy, thank you. Send you that cat over there in 73. We were on scene. I'm going to be clearing here for a minute. I sent it you at 1337.
Police codes explained
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[1]
CAD-51-57: Incident/event reference number
[2]
5138-58: Incident/event reference number
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Location mentioned:
Near W 90th St, Cleveland, OH 44102
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