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Cops shoot, kill 2 escaped dogs in Wyandanch
Quick ReadA police spokesman said officers were driving through a Wyandanch neighborhood when they saw two Staffordshire bull terriers chasing a group of children. After the dogs charged a local homeowner, the officers shot and killed both dogs.
Photo credit: Newsday.com composite | Wyandanch resident Keith Outlaw says police shot his two Staffordshire Terriers after they got loose from his property. Dutchess (l) and Onyx (r) are shown here in undated photos.
Cops shoot, kill 2 escaped dogs in Wyandanch
Sunday morning wasn't the first time that Keith Outlaw's two Staffordshire bull terriers had escaped from their Wyandanch yard.
But this time, the dogs didn't come back.
As Outlaw and his 15-year-old daughter drove through the neighborhood looking for them, Outlaw said he heard gunshots. It turned out to be Suffolk police, who had just shot and killed both animals.
Outlaw, 52,...
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