Fight Over Opossum Leaves Man Tasered, Arrested And Dog Shot [View All]

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SAN DIEGO --A dispute that began over the capture of an opossum in a residential neighborhood ended with police shooting a Rottweiler and arresting a man after stunning him with a Taser gun.

A fight broke out in the Talmadge area of San Diego after a resident saw a large opossum running in the area Tuesday and asked a maintenance worker to corral the feral animal, prompting a call to police.

An officer at the scene shot a Taser gun at one man who became combative, according to police reports.

The man removed the barbs and fled through a neighboring yard, where a Rottweiler allegedly came at the officer. The officer fired several shots in self-defense, police said.

The man was found and arrested a short time later. Police said they were evaluating him for being under the influence.

The dog was taken to an animal hospital. Its condition was not immediately available.

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