FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Coalinga police officer was injured after being attacked by a dog on Thursday.
Officials say officers responded to a house on Glenn Avenue near Third Street to talk to a man about a disturbance that occurred earlier in the evening.
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As the police walked up to the house, the suspect's dog broke through the fence and attacked one of the officers.
Officials say a second officer had to fire his gun to stop the dog. It was injured, but it ran off and has not yet been found.
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The hurt officer suffered moderate injuries to his hand that will require stitches.
It's unclear if police arrested the suspect.