Crime & Safety
Police Shoot Dog After Woman, Teenage Girl Are Bitten On Chicago's West Side
Officers arrived on scene and shot the dog, police said. Police did not specify whether the dog died.
Updated on: July 27, 2026
Chicago police shot a dog early Sunday after the animal bit a woman and a teenage girl in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
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At 5:38 a.m., a 25-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl were attacked by a dog inside a residence in the 4200 block of West Cullerton Street, police said.
Officers arrived on scene and shot the dog, police said. Police did not specify whether the dog died.