KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police shot and killed a dog who bit multiple students during a field day event Thursday at Lathrop Elementary School, the school district said in a Facebook post.
About noon on Thursday, two dogs went onto school property while students participated in field day activities.
However, the Lathrop police chief said the saga with the canines began earlier Thursday morning when police received reports of two stray dogs.
The chief said he had multiple encounters with the dogs throughout the morning, but they managed to avoid being caught.
At one point, he emptied a whole canister of pepper spray on one of the dogs.
Eventually, police were called to Lathrop Elementary School after the dogs went onto school property and attacked two students.
Students were led inside after the attacks, and as that was happening, one of the dogs charged at an officer. Another officer shot and killed the dog.
"The students who were bit have been treated and all other students are safe; however, several of the children witnessed the dog being shot," Lathrop School District Superintendent Dr. Adam Willard said in a Facebook post. "We recognize the entire situation was traumatic for the students and we wanted to make families aware of the matter. We want to thank our staff for their professionalism and composure during this event."
The police chief said the two students suffered minor injuries in the attack.
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