(KGNS) - A family is asking why a Laredo officer shot their dog in the face after police say the pit bull bit a 22-year-old man.

Abel Mendoza said he was home and ran outside to find the dog bloodied and shaken."I immediately see like my dog come up to the front of my house, all bloodied up, pretty spooked out by it... I could see that it had been shot in the face, like right on top of his nose," Mendoza said.

Bite report led to encounterPolice said a 22-year-old told officers the dog attacked him near Springfield and Olive, then drove himself to the emergency room.