Man Shoots Dog, Mistaking it for Reported Lion

Local Editor

A man who thought he spotted a lion that people had reported seeing wandering on Milwaukee's north side shot and injured a large pit bull.

Police said the dog, which was shot Tuesday night, was being cared for at the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission.

The organization's director, Karen Sparapani, said people might be "amped up or afraid" by the reports of lion sightings. The pit bull suffered a gunshot wound to the right front leg.

Officers said the man who shot the dog hasn't been identified.

Milwaukee police said they had investigated about two dozen calls of apparent lion sightings. however, no animal had been found.

Police Chief Edward Flynn said his officers were given cellphone video of an animal that appeared to be a "lion-ish creature."

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