Police said the man lunged at the leashed dog, likely trying to grab it, and the dog bit the man on his legs. The man then reportedly stabbed the dog at least 12 times with a knife.
"God wasn t ready for two warriors that night, and they did their duty in the face of evil," said Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia during a news conference on Monday.
DPD says the wounded officer was shot in the leg and shoulder around 12:30 a.m. while confronting a suspect in a domestic shooting that wounded two people.