NYPD cops were forced to shoot and kill a Pit Bull that fatally mauled its owner in the Bronx early Friday, officials said.
The officers were called to Simpson St. apartment near Home St. in Morrisania about 3:10 a.m. where they found the dog latched onto its 41-year-old owner’s throat.
Both cops opened fire on the dog, killing the animal, cops said.
EMS rushed the owner to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died from the vicious dog bite.
The officers were taken to an area hospital to be treated for tinnitus.
Cops were investigating Friday.
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