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OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Ogden police say they shot and killed a dog that appeared to be going in for an attack.
Police say the shooting happened at about 1 a.m. Wednesday while officers were conducting a welfare check at a home on Monroe Boulevard.
Lt. Tim Scott tells the Standard-Examiner officers knocked on the door and saw a man coming from the back of the home with a baseball bat. Scott says police tried to talk with the man, who reportedly cursed at them and told them he would send his dog to attack.
Officers say the man commanded the dog to "get him" and it moved aggressively toward police before an officer fatally shot the animal.
Scott says officers left the home, but the man could faces charges of assault on police.
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