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Off-Duty Officer Shoots Dog In Attack

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A Metro Nashville Police officer shot and killed a dog, that was attacking him.

Officials said it happened at a home around 9:30 a.m. at 2172 Riverway Drive in Old Hickory.

The off-duty police officer shot the dog because it was "aggressively attacking the officer."

Details of who owned the dog, or what led up to the attack were unclear.