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UPDATE: Pit bull shot, killed by Storm Lake, IA police officer

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By Tia Heidebrecht, Chief Photographer - bio | email
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STORM LAKE, Iowa (KTIV) -

Storm Lake, Iowa police have shot and killed a pit bull that was acting aggressively towards an officer.

Thursday morning, police responded to a call about an "aggressive pit bull" running loose. Officers arrived to find the pit bull, they say, had gotten loose before. 

Officers first used a device called a "catch pull"... then used a Taser to stop the dog. Neither one worked. When the dog tried to bite the officer, he shot the dog, killing it. 

The dog's owner, 26-year-old William Reyes, of Storm Lake, faces a charge of "allowing a dog run at large."

It was the second pit bull-related incident in two days involving Storm Lake police. On Wednesday, police tasered a pit bull, which was running loose, and threatening officers. The dog's owner, in that case, also faces charges

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