What started as a fight between two dogs in a tourist area in Miami Beach, Florida, ended with a woman being shot, according to police information collected by local media.
According to Miami Beach police, they received a call reporting a firearm incident involving two dogs in a fight on Washington Avenue on Friday night.
According to local media, through witness testimony, there were two dogs fighting near a store in a busy shopping area in Miami Beach, moments before a shot was heard.
Police investigators said the person who called to report the incident was the owner of one of the dogs involved, who was allegedly trying to break up the fight when he pulled out his gun and started shooting.
According to the authorities, the subject was trying to protect his dog, but during the incident a shot escaped, which ended up in the leg of the owner of the other dog.
The police agents arrived at the scene and found the woman with a bullet shot in the leg and there were two dogs with injuries, the EFE news agency reported.
After the events, the emergency services transferred the woman to a nearby hospital, where she presented injuries that were not life-threatening, while the police transferred the injured dogs to a local veterinary center where they received treatment.