Police say 3 hospitalized after pit bull attack at Tempe home where dog survived gunfire
A pit bull's attack in Tempe led to three people being hospitalized, police said.
Tempe officers responded around 11:30 p.m. on May 23 to reports of a dog biting people at a home near Southern Avenue and Malibu Drive. According to police, a man and two women sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the attack.
The three were taken to the hospital where on the morning of May 24 they remained, according to police.
The male victim shot the pit bull to stop the attack but the dog survived and was picked up by the canine's owner, police said.
Police said the dog was familiar to the victims, who were either family members or friends of the owner.
"At this time there are no charges filed or arrests made. How the investigation will continue going forward is still to be determined," read a May 24 email from a police spokesperson.
The Republic reporter Rey Covarrubias Jr. contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Pit bull attack hospitalizes 2 women, man in Tempe, police say
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