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Philly deputy shoots, kills attacking dog near the Parkway, officials say

The deputy was trying to break up a fight at 15th and Arch Streets when the dog attacked him.

A dog lays dead on the sidewalk near 1600 Arch St. in Center City Philadelphia after a sheriff discharged his weapon twice into the dog early Monday, July 16, 2018. The sheriff's deputy was trying to break up a fight when the dog attacked the deputy.
A dog lays dead on the sidewalk near 1600 Arch St. in Center City Philadelphia after a sheriff discharged his weapon twice into the dog early Monday, July 16, 2018. The sheriff's deputy was trying to break up a fight when the dog attacked the deputy.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer

A Philadelphia sheriff's deputy shot and killed a dog that attacked him Monday morning when he tried to break up a fight between two men outside the city's One Parkway office building at 16th and Arch Streets, officials said.

The dog belonged to one of the men involved in the fight, a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said.

She said the men got into the fight about 8 a.m. and the deputy tried to break it up. The dog then attacked the deputy, the spokeswoman said. Police said the deputy fired twice, killing the dog.

The Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting.

    Joseph A. Gambardello
    Joseph A. Gambardello is a Team Now morning staff writer. A former wire service reporter and foreign correspondent and New York City newspaper journalist, he joined the Inquirer in 1995 and has worked on the City, South Jersey, Features, and Online Desks.