BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Bremerton police say a pit bull reported as a menacing dog was just protecting its owner, who had suffered a heart attack and died on a sidewalk while the two were out walking.
Detective Jason Vertefeuille says the 51-year-old Bremerton woman collapsed late Tuesday. He says the dog was loose once the woman fell and was being “protectively aggressive” — not letting neighbors help its owner. No one was bitten.
A policeman flagged down to deal with the dog saw the woman lying on the sidewalk. He shot the dog with a stun gun, then he and a neighbor performed CPR. An arriving aid crew also tried unsuccessfully to revive the woman.
The Kitsap Sun reports that when the dog ran home, the woman’s roommate came looking for her.
