Man shoots woman, killing her dog while under attack

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man shot a dog and also injured a woman in Lawrence on Monday when the dog attacked him, police said.

Around noon, the man was walking his dog in the 700 block of Ash Street when the woman’s dog got loose and began attacking.

The man shot at the attacking dog. He also hit the woman in the leg.

The woman was transported to an area hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the woman’s dog died in the incident, which remains under investigation.

The man was also injured in the attack. Police said after the man was examined by doctors, he refused further treatment at the scene.

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