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LAPD shoots and kills dog that bit person at South L.A. homeless encampment

By Vanessa ArredondoStaff Writer 
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A dog was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Department officers after it bit someone Tuesday morning at a homeless encampment in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of South Los Angeles, police said.

Officers responded to a radio call about a person being bit by a dog near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and West 70th Street at 10:24 a.m., according to the LAPD. Police shot the dog, and it was declared dead at the scene, an LAPD spokesperson said.

Footage from KABC-TV Channel 7 showed white cardboard covering a dog that appeared to be chained to a pole.

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Police did not say if other injuries were reported, nor did they provide details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

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Vanessa Arredondo

Vanessa Arredondo was a 2022-23 reporting fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She is a Chicana born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Arredondo is a proud product of community college and has interned in various digital newsrooms across California, including CalMatters and NBCLA. Before joining The Times, she was a Hearst fellow at the San Francisco Chronicle.

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