The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. at 34 Comstock Avenue.
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Police say officers responded to a call for an emotionally disturbed person at that location.
They say the man's German Shepard lunged at a police officer, biting him in the hand and the leg.
The officer then shot the dog, who died.
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The officer was taken to Richmond University Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
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