Dog shot by Saskatoon police, dies after reported attacks

A dog police say reportedly attacked several people inside a Saskatoon home is dead after being shot by an officer on scene.

Police responded to the home, on the 100 block of Huron Place, at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The dog — a brown mastiff, according to the Saskatoon Animal Control Agency — was attacking a man when officers entered the residence, and the man being attacked was calling for help.

An attempt to stop the attack using a Taser was unsuccessful before one officer fired their gun, police said in a news release. The dog died.

Three people who were injured were taken to hospital, according to police. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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  A Saskatoon Animal Control Agency vehicle sits on scene after a dog was shot by police and died after reported attacks at a home on the 100 block of Huron Place. (Colin Thomas/CTV Saskatoon)