Jackson police say an officer shot and killed a dog after the animal attempted to attack another police officer.

Sergeant Jeffery Scott says the officers were responding to a complaint from a neighbor who told dispatchers a pit bull tried to attack her in her carport.

When the officers arrived at the home, Scott says the dog “charged” at one of the officers.

The other officer pulled out his gun and fired four or five shots. Scott says the dog died at the scene.