Dog attack injures five people in Milwaukee

Five people were injured in a dog attack near 84th and Melvina streets Sunday morning.

According to Milwaukee police, the dog escaped from its home and bit the five people around 10:15 a.m. The victims’ injuries were not fatal.

Neighbors told 12 News they saw two dogs roaming the area that morning. It is unclear whether either of them attacked.

The dogs were caught on video running around the parking lot of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in the minutes following the attack.

Pastor Jonathan Balge of the church said they had just finished their Sunday service.

“It’s a peaceful, joyful feeling to leave the church, to attend the service together, etc., and you don’t expect a chaotic, dangerous situation, but that’s exactly what it was,” Balge said.

Some of those church members rushed to help when the attack occurred. Balge said one person tried to capture the dogs and another helped one of the victims get to safety.

According to Balge, at least two of the five injured were parishioners. However, the pastor is grateful that everyone survived the attack.

“Many different people, in different ways, prevented it from being worse than it could have been,” Balge said.

Milwaukee police said the dog’s owner received a ticket. It is unclear what happened to the two dogs seen on camera.