Two Toledo police gang-unit officers shot and killed a “pitbull” that was reportedly attacking a woman Thursday evening.

According to a police incident report, Officers Keith Hurst and Darnell Peters were on routine patrol in North Toledo when they saw a dog attacking a woman in the 1500 block of North Ontario Street at 4:45 p.m. Police said the dog then took off northbound on Ontario and chased after other pedestrians. The officers got out of their vehicle and the dog turned toward them and reportedly charged at Officer Hurst.

Officer Hurst shot the dog twice with his department-issued handgun causing the dog to, briefly, go to the ground. As the dog tried to get back up, Officer Peters fired a single shot from his shotgun killing the dog, police said.

Police said the dog, who was owned by Denise Johnson of North Ontario Street, had attacked small children belonging to the woman who was being attacked when officers first saw the animal.

First Published October 31, 2014, 2:22 p.m.