Today, March 26 at about 11:11 a.m., Southwest Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of people trespassing in a vacant building in the 3800 block of 19th Avenue Southwest. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the complainant and owner of the building in question. The officers proceeded to enter the building in an effort to search for anyone who might be there unlawfully.

Once inside, the officers made contact with an adult male and an adult female. As they did so, their pit bull charged at the officers. One of the officers fired his duty handgun at the dog once, striking it and injuring it.

Both suspects were taken into custody without further incident. Seattle Animal Control responded to the scene and took custody of the injured pit bull. Both suspects were transported to the Southwest Precinct for questioning. It is expected that they will both be booked into King County Jail for Criminal Trespass. The -condition of the injured dog is unknown.