Current Events > Pitbulls CHARGE and injure a woman while out on a walk with her granddaughter

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It was a terrifying moment for one North Scranton woman and her 4-year-old granddaughter.

While they were taking a stroll through the Spring Street neighborhood, two pit bulls came charging at them, attacking the woman. A neighbor intervened and was able to divert the dogs away.

Police arrived and tried to contain the animals, but say the dogs were too aggressive. Two officers fired two shots, hitting one of the pit bulls.

The young girl was not hurt, but her grandmother was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to her head, neck, and backside.
The Scranton Police Chief tells us her injuries are "pretty severe," and that she was undergoing surgery Friday afternoon.

Based on footage from one of the neighbors' cameras, police say the attack was unprovoked.

Neighbors tell us the pit bulls have gotten out of the house several times before, and some have seen the dogs act aggressively.

Police tell us there are no charges pending against the owners right now; animal control is looking into whether the dogs have a history of attacks.

But what of the owner?