Tampa police officer shoots dog

TAMPA — A police officer shot a pit bull in the chest Monday after a pair of strays attacked, police said. Two women called police for help about 3:30 p.m. when they encountered the dogs in their yard at 1214 E. Cayuga St., and officer D.C. Grau responded, police reported. As the officer escorted the women to their vehicle, the dogs attacked, one biting the Taser holster on Grau’s waist, police said. Grau shot that dog and the other was captured by Animal Services, which took custody of both. The officer was not injured. The dog’s condition was not known.

--Times staff