Woman made threats with gun, fired shots after her dog attacked child, state police say
State police in Belle Vernon are looking for a woman they say threatened people and fired a gun after her dog attacked a child Sunday.
Troopers responded to Dunlap and Redstone streets in Redstone Township, Fayette County, around 3:15 p.m. for a report of shots fired. They located an 8-year-old girl with a dog bite to her arm and cuts to her hand, according to a report.
They learned that an unidentified female stopped the attack, then a physical fight broke out between the unidentified female and the dog’s owner, Ashley Smith, 37, according to a report.
After the fight was over, witnesses told troopers Smith went back into her home and came out with a pistol, threatening several people. Smith pointed the gun at them and fired two shots into the air before fleeing in a car, according to the report.
An arrest warrant was issued.
Smith is facing charges, including reckless endangerment and a gun violation.
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