Woman, Man Repeatedly Bitten By Her Pit Bull

A city woman's pit bull repeatedly bit her and a man in her residence she had been arguing with Sunday afternoon.

A person came to police headquarters and told the desk officer that two people had serious dog bite injuries at 5 Hanford Pl. in South Norwalk.

Two officers went to the address and met a woman who had dog bite wounds on her left and right forearms and left leg. A man in the residence had been bitten on an ankle and right forearm.

The woman told the officers she had been arguing with the injured man, which triggered her female dog, Samantha, to attack both of them.

She managed to get the dog into a room and close the door. The officers reported another man who lives there as a roomate was holding the door closed.

A city animal control officer was called in from home to get control of the dog. The officers reported he first atttempted to hold the dog with a control pole, but was unsuccessful. He then went outdoors and cut a slot in a plastic shield installed next to a window air conditioner in the room where the dog was being held.

He shot the dog with a tranquilizer dart.

The dog was taken to the city's pound where it will be quarantined until July 22, police said.

The man who had been holding the door closed drove the injured couple to Norwalk Hospital for treatment.