Pit Bull Attack

 ATLANTA -- A Fulton County police officer was forced to shoot and kill a pit bull to save a man they suspected of breaking into cars.
 The incident happened about 1 a.m. on Sturbridge Way.
 Officer Michael Guin caught the man after chasing him on foot and handcuffed him, according to Fulton police Sgt. Scott McBride.
 As the officer arrested Brown, someone set loose a pit bull from a home nearby, McBride said.
At the same time a man came out of the same house and fired a shot in the air, McBride said. That man, who police identified as Christopher Rich, then pointed the gun at Guin even though he identified himself, McBride said.
 The dog then attacked the handcuffed man, who police identified as Meco Brown and bit him in the neck. Guin shot and killed the dog to save the Brown’s life, McBride said. Brown was taken to Grady Hospital.  Read More and Watch Video:   Source/CBS Atlanta  Pit Bull
Well this was a jumble of events. So sad for all those except the perpetrator. I'm not a fan of pit bulls, but I can understand a man having one as guard dog. When that guard dog does what he's supposed to, and is trained to, and then is killed while performing that duty, it's a shame. I think the police officer acted too soon. He should have let the owner control the dog, AFTER the thief got a little. That would have saved the life of the dog, saved the policeman having to kill, and given the thief a bit of needed justice.