Three people were injured and two dogs were seriously injured during a dog fight that resulted in someone shooting one of the dogs in Wonder Lake Friday morning.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:40 a.m. Friday to the 8000 block of Balsam Drive in unincorporated Wonder Lake for a report of a dog fight.
A 911 caller reported that a pit bull was attacking another dog and a person had a gun. Other 911 callers reported hearing gunshots.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and requested McHenry County Animal Control and the Wonder Lake Fire Protection District to the scene.
Wonder Lake Fire Chief Mike Weber said a dog was reportedly on a leash exiting a home when it broke free from the leash and ran into the neighbor’s yard.
The escaped dog attacked another dog and the owners began trying to break up the fight, Weber said.
Three people were bitten and injured in the process, Weber said. One of the dogs was shot by a neighbor who was legally carrying a gun.
Both dogs were badly injured, Weber said. One of them was found in a backyard and the other was in the street.
One of the dogs was transported to an emergency veterinarian in Crystal Lake for surgery and the other to a veterinarian in Wonder Lake.
Weber said the three people injured were treated at the scene and released. They declined transport to the hospital.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.