Deputy Accidently Shoots Woman in Leg While Saving Her from Dog
A Geauga County Sheriff's Office deputy accidentally injured a 58-year-old female from Aquilla Village after responding to a report of a dog attack April 11.
A Geauga County Sheriff’s Office deputy accidentally injured a 58-year-old female from Aquilla Village after responding to a report of a dog attack April 11.
Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand said April 15 the attack involved the resident’s Pitbull.
“We got a 911 call and the caller couldn’t speak, but we could hear her screaming and asking for help,” Hildenbrand said. “We sent a deputy over there and her dog was mauling her to the point where the bones were showing in her arm.”
Hildenbrand said the deputy shot his firearm in an effort to stop the attack, but one of the rounds pierced through the dog and into the resident’s leg.
“She (the resident) was transported to University Hospitals where they flew her downtown,” Hildenbrand said. “All the medical people told us that had he not shot that dog, that dog probably would have killed her.”
Hildenbrand did not have any updates on the woman’s condition as of press time, but verified the dog died as a result of its injuries.
The deputy was rattled and very upset about the situation, Hildenbrand added.
“Per our policy, he automatically has three days off,” he said. “We called in the Bureau Criminal Investigation to do the crime scene work and also got aid from Bainbridge (Township) Police Department detectives to do the report.”
The situation is still under investigation, Hildenbrand said.
