Two people were injured by bullet fragments after a Ventura Police officer fired shots at a dog charging at him.
The incident happened on Tuesday morning, as Ventura Police were trying to move vagrants out of a department store’s parking lot on East Main Street.
According to investigators, an officer was approaching a parked recreational vehicle, and a dog jumped out of a door and charged at him without warning. The officer tried to back up and fired two shots. He fell backwards onto the ground, suffering minor injuries.
The dog’s owner suffered a minor leg wound from a bullet fragment that ricocheted. Another officer on the scene also suffered a minor injury.
The incident is under investigation.
