Dog Attacks Students Len Ramirez Five shots and the pit bull was down, but San Jose police officer Chris Buel kept the animal covered with his weapon just to make sure it was dead. Buel says he shot the dog as a last resort when it charged him. I had nothing else left. Police and paramedics were called to Lee Mathson Middle School just after eight this morning after the dog began biting children who were playing ball before school.
Police say the dog bit two boys, then roamed farther onto campus.
Children were kept in their classrooms, but even that was dangerous after the dog found an open door. But the dog ran inside one of the classrooms and bit a third child. Students say they stood on desks and tables, but the dog was still able to reach one student's leg. By the time the dog ran out of the classroom again, officers were waiting. It was the last time this animal will ever harm a child, but not the first.