An NYPD officer was bitten in the head by a charging pit bull Sunday while responding to a report of an armed gunman on Coney Island.
The officer was chasing the armed suspect at around 6:10 p.m. when the suspect ran into a home on Neptune Avenue and West 35th Street and unleashed two hounds from inside the building.
One of the dogs ran out, charged the cop and bit him in the head. Another officer pulled out his gun and shot the pit bull, police said.
Police at the scene of the dog attack on an officer at 3508 Neptune Ave. in Coney Island, Brooklyn. William Miller
The pit bull is expected to survive his injuries after his ferocious attack. William MillerThe cop was rushed to an area hospital for the bite wound, which is not believed to be life-threatening. The officer who shot the dog was also taken to the hospital for routine evaluation for shooting a firearm, according to police.
The dog is expected to survive. The suspect, meanwhile, has barricaded himself inside the home and remains at large.
