Los Angeles County deputy hospitalized after dog bite in Industry; dog fatally shot
Sheriff’s officials told local reporters a deputy was bitten near San Jose Avenue and Fairway Drive and then shot the dog; the deputy’s injuries were described as noncritical.
Incident summary
Local reporting citing Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said a sheriff’s deputy was bitten by a dog near San Jose Avenue and Fairway Drive in Industry on the morning of September 24. KTLA reported that an Industry Station watch commander said the deputy fired after being bitten; the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, in a report summarized by Muck Rack, quoted Sgt. Joe Mendoza saying the deputy was hospitalized and the injuries were not critical. The dog was fatally shot. MyNewsLA separately confirmed through the Sheriff’s Information Bureau that deputies responded to the same area and a dog was killed in a deputy-involved shooting. The reviewed reporting did not establish the dog’s breed, ownership, the precise mechanism or extent of the deputy’s bite wounds, or a final investigative disposition.
The reviewed reports describe a deputy-involved shooting under law-enforcement review but do not establish an owner citation, dangerous-dog adjudication, criminal charge, civil judgment or final disposition. BiteDB records the reported bite and shooting without inferring legal responsibility.
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September 24 follow-up: Patch reported both dogs had current rabies vaccinations and Suffolk County health officials planned a 10-day follow-up to confirm the dogs remained healthy and determine whether preventive rabies treatment was needed.
Primary record used by BiteDB
KTLA reporting syndicated by AOL said a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy opened fire after a dog allegedly bit him near San Jose Avenue and Fairway Drive in Industry at about 9:42 a.m. The report attributed the bite account to an Industry Station watch commander and said the deputy’s injury severity was not immediately disclosed in that version. A San Gabriel Valley Tribune report summarized by Muck Rack separately quoted Sgt. Joe Mendoza saying the deputy was hospitalized but the injuries were not critical.
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- MyNewsLA — Dog Killed in Deputy-Involved Shooting in Industry — Independent local reporting citing Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau · 2026-09-24
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