DOUGLAS COUNTY —A woman shot by a man who was injured after a dog got loose and attacked him while he was walking his dog in the 700 Block of Ash Street in Lawrence is out of the hospital.
The woman is home and recovering, according to a statement from Lawrence Police.
The incident happened around noon Monday. The man stopped the attack by shooting the attacking dog and killing it, but he also struck the dog's owner, in her upper leg as she was trying to restrain the dog.
The woman told police the shelter in Kansas City where she rescued the now deceased dog in 2020 said the dog was a pit-mix. The woman was letting the dog out back with her other dog when she says the dog escaped. She immediately ran after the dog.
Detectives will discuss the facts of the case with the District Attorney.
The man attacked by the dog was seen by medics, but declined further treatment on scene. Police have not reported the name's of those involved.