The officer was dispatched to a home on Saturday evening after residents complained about the dog. The officer arrived to find three pit bulls in the front yard and a frightened teenager on top of a nearby car. One dog charged the officer when he got out of his patrol car but ran off when the officer pointed his gun.

The officer got back in the car and tried to contact the owner but got no response. He got out again and the dog charged once more. The officer fired one shot, killing the animal.

After the shot was fired, dog owner Pamela Cody, 31, came outside and was cited.

For more information see Tuesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

This article was published Monday, July 21, 2008.

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