Moment police open fire on ‘out of control’ XL Bully which attacked passers-by and left a woman injured [Video]

Video footage captured officers armed with guns chasing the dog, which was seen running out onto the road having reportedly attacked several members of the public.

Police were shown firing shots at the unruly animal while pursuing it down Gladstone Road in Eccles, Salford.

One member of the public, dressed in a grey top and jeans, is seen pleading with officers to not kill the dog.

One resident who heard the gunshots said: ‘I didn’t know what was going on. I counted six shots. I didn’t think something like that would happen around here.’

One man, whose car was hit by a bullet, told the BBC he thought the police response was ‘very excessive’.

He said: ‘Any one of those shots could have ricocheted into a house.

‘Some of the neighbours and myself had our cars damaged [and] my sister was in the house and she was very distressed.’

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