Officer Misses Pit Bull, Shoots Another Cop in the Foot: NYPD

An officer aiming at a pit bull accidentally shot another officer instead, according to the NYPD.

Officers were responding to reports of a dispute at an apartment in Brownsville Tuesday when a pit bull emerged from the building and one of the officers fired his weapon.

He missed the dog and struck the other officer in the foot, police said.

The injured officer was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The dog was taken to Animal Care and Control. 

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