Armed police officers shoot dog following incident in Telford
A dog was this morning shot by armed police officers in Telford after it was reported to have attacked two people.
The incident happened at just before near Langley Fold in Dawley.
The injuries of the man and woman attacked by the dog are not believed to be serious
Superintendent Paul Moxley said: "Public safety is our utmost priority and unfortunately due to the extremely agitated nature of the dogs behaviour it was necessary for police to take action to ensure no one else was injured.
"Taking this sort of action is always a last resort and only ever used when it is absolutely necessary to ensure the safety of the public."
