An officer shot and killed a dog after it bit a policeman in Northwest, D.C. Wednesday evening, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after officers shot and killed a dog they say charged at them, biting one, in Northwest D.C. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened in the 6700 block of Piney Branch Rd. around 6 p.m.

A D.C. police officer shot and killed a dog Wednesday evening. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said just after 6 p.m., officers were called to a “domestic disturbance” in the 6700 block of Piney Branch Road in Northwest.

A shooting left a woman injured Tuesday evening in Southeast, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

D.C. Police are tracking how well the city’s new programs and initiatives are working to drive down crime. In an update Monday, the city’s police chief and mayor said the programs are working to push this recent downward trend forward in years to come.