JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The image attached to this story is not the dog involved in this situation.
A loose dog that bit three people in Jacksonville Saturday afternoon was an escaped K-9 from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The dog was running loose around the 10500 block of Forest Boulevard when residents tried to catch it. The dog bit three of those people, police said.
While they were trying to leash the dog, one of the biting victims stabbed the dog.
The dog was taken to a local veterinarian for treatment.
After the incident, officers followed up to investigate. They discovered the dog was a K-9 who got free of a fenced area and made his way into the neighborhood, according to police.
The victim's bites are not life-threatening, police said.
