An XL thug that is believed to be the same dog that escaped when the shooters opened fire last week, said and put aside, the police said.
The armed police in Sheffield had tried to shoot the dog on April 3 after he became “aggressive” while the officers were investigating the reports that a weapon shot at a property in Daniel Hill Street in Hillfoot, but flew the scene.
Police said a dog found in Banks Hill Road around 13:20 BST on Friday, it was thought that it was the same animal and, on the advice of a veterinarian, due to the nature of their wounds, it was decided that it should be fine.
A force spokesman said: “We have informed the dog owner and the dog has bones rejected by it.”
The dog’s escape last week Led to a hunt throughout the cityWith the officers urging people not to approach him, but to call 999 immediately, since he had “the ability to show aggression and cause harm.”
On Tuesday, South Yorkshire police said that forensic blood tests at the scene where officers had tried to shoot the dog Had confirmed that he had been attack in the incident.
CH SPT Jamie Henderson said: “I would like to thank the public for their surveillance when this animal was loose.”
Five people had arrested in relation to the initial incident of firearms, and since then two men had been accused of offensive of firearms, according to the South Yorkshire police.
CH SUpt Henderson said: “We continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the firearms informed on April 3.”
Anyone who saw what happened, or who had information that could help investigation, was asked to contact the police.
