Officers from the Kinston Police Department were called to a home on Terminal Street for a disturbance on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. A suspect was arrested and in the process of being put into the officer’s vehicle when several people at the scene began to argue with the arresting officer.

A Kinston Police officer was injured in a chaotic disturbance scene when a dog bit him in the thigh while he was walking an arrested suspect to the patrol car -- and officials say the officer shot and killed the dog to avoid being bitten again.

Officers from the Kinston Police Department were called to a home on Terminal Street for a disturbance Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. A suspect was arrested and in the process of being put into the officer’s vehicle when several people at the scene began to argue with the arresting officer.

By Adam Kight Click here for updates on this story EVANSVILLE, Indiana (WEVV) — An aggressive dog was shot and killed by a police officer in Evansville during an investigation Monday, according to the Evansville Police Department.