According to authorities, a sergeant had to fire four shots when the dog got loose and attacked two other officers on the 2100 block of North 5th Street in North Philadelphia around 5 p.m.
A probation officer was bitten in the lower back and a police officer suffered a hand injury in the incident.
Both officers were transported to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.
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