Cobb Police Officer Shot By Fellow Officer In Dog Attack

COBB COUNTY, GA — A Cobb County Police Department officer was accidentally shot in the hand by another officer Friday afternoon to save him from a dog attack.

Cobb police responded to a call to "check on the welfare of a child believed to be living in a shack" behind an Austell address just before 1 p.m. Friday. Two officers were checking the area when one was attacked by a dog, Cobb police spokesperson Sgt. Wayne Delk said.

The second officer shot the dog, but one round struck the first officer in the hand during the process. The injured officer was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and dog bites.

The dog was picked up by Cobb County Animal Control, and the status of the dog is unknown at this time. Patch has reached out for an update on the officer and the dog.

Police did not encounter a child at the residence.