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Dog shot after attacking deputy responding to couple barricaded in Georgia home – WSB-TV Channel 2

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EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after he was attacked by a dog while responding to a 911 call, according to authorities.

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It happened around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at a home on Courthouse Road in Guyton, Georgia.

Effingham County officials were investigating when they discovered a man and woman in the front yard.

The sheriff’s office said the man ran into the house where another woman was and barricaded the door.

The man eventually surrendered, and while he was arresting the woman inside the house, the homeowner’s dog attacked one of the officers, officials said.

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Effingham County officials said the dog was shot during the altercation. The officer, whose age and identity were not released, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Three people were arrested. Their ages and identities were not disclosed.

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