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Hernando sheriff's sergeant injured by dog bite

 
Published May 31, 2017

SPRING HILL — A deputy suffered minor injuries after he was bitten by a dog while responding to a call Wednesday morning, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said.

Sgt. Dustin Mormando responded to a home in the 9600 block of River Road in Spring Hill about 11 a.m. after a man called, complaining that a neighbor's dog had attacked his own dog. When Mormando walked toward the house, the caller's dog charged at the deputy, who tried to retreat to his patrol car, according to the Sheriff's Office.

But the dog caught up to Mormando and bit him in the right thigh. The deputy then fired shots at the dog, which was not hit and ran back to its owner. The deputy was treated by a doctor for dog bite wounds, the Sheriff's Office said.

Before Mormando arrived, the caller had shot at the neighbor's dog after it attacked his own. The dog that was shot was taken to a veterinarian to be treated for critical injuries, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The incident remained under investigation Wednesday.