PALATINE, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two aggressive dogs attacked two small dogs and their owners Monday night in Palatine, leaving one dog dead, one injured and both people with bite wounds.
Palatine police said a woman was walking a pit bull mix and an Akita mix in the 200 block of West Washington Street right before 7 p.m., when they crossed paths with a woman walking a small white dog.
Police said both the pit bull and Akita broke free from their owner and attacked the smaller dog; they also bit the smaller dog's owner as she attempted to protect her dog.
The woman managed to get to safety, police said, and the two dogs attacked another small white dog being walked by a man. The two dogs also bit the man as he tried to defend his dog.
Someone eventually managed to gain control of the two aggressive dogs and turned them over to their owner.
Meanwhile, police and paramedics arrived. The two injured dogs were taken to a veterinary clinic, where the first dog to be attacked died. The second dog was treated for its injuried.
Both bite victims were treated at the scene and then taken to the Northwest Community Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police said the incident is under investigation. No charges have been filed.
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