Three Sent to Hospital After Dogs Attack in Marion

A vicious dog attack sent three people to the hospital in Marion over the weekend.

According to a release, a Marion Police officer was traveling in the 400 block of Windsor Street when he observed a man with a hatchet and a woman screaming in a nearby yard.

Thinking this may be a domestic dispute, the officer stopped but then realized that there was a loose pitbull dog that had attacked multiple people.

The dog then bit the officer’s thigh and attacked a nearby male. 

The officer fired his weapon in defense of himself and the public, killing the dog. 

The officer was advised that the dog came from a nearby home and that there was another, more aggressive dog that was still in the home. 

A severely injured female was found at that location lying at the front door who had been mauled by the second pit-bull that was still in the house. 

Additional officers and medics were summoned to the scene to tend to the injured female who had sustained multiple bite wounds. 

It was also learned that a third victim had been seriously injured by the same dog prior to the arrival of the officer.

In total, three persons, including the dog’s owner, were transported to Marion General Hospital for treatment of significant injuries sustained by these two dogs. 

The second dog was dispatched by Police Officers when they were unable to safely secure the dog into a snare. 

“Killing a dog is not something we take lightly”, said Marion Police Chief Jay McDonald. “Given the vicious nature of the dog involved here, our officers were left with no reasonable alternative and there is little question in my mind that their intervention prevented even more injuries from occurring.” 

Sheriff Matt Bayles said “I am thankful that no additional injuries were caused and I wish a speedy recovery to all of the people who were hurt today by these dogs.”