Police were forced to fatally shoot at two dogs in Arima on Thursday after they came under attack by the animals.
Around 2.45 p.m. residents of Malabar Branch Road in Arima observed the two pit bulls roaming the street.
The dogs were spotted ‘rushing’ at people in the community and later, they ran into a yard, forcing a man to lock his wife and children inside his house.
The responding officers observed the two dogs barking in a ferocious manner and attempting to gain entrance to a dog kennel.
The officers approached the animals, and they both attacked the police.
The officers then pulled out their firearms and shot at the two dogs.
Both animals were injured, but one of the pit bulls subsequently jumped over a six-foot concrete wall on the northern side of the house onto Henri Street.
The officers ran after the escaping animal and observed it running toward two schoolchildren who were walking along the roadway.
The officers shot at the dog again, killing the animal on the spot.