A federal agent part of a multi-state team executing an arrest warrant in Jersey City early Friday was attacked by a dog, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case.
The source says the agent, with the U.S. Marshall's office in Newark, was with a team working to apprehend a suspect wanted for robbery in New York City when he was bitten before 7 a.m. outside a home on Bayview Avenue.
The NYPD was at the scene because the crime in question happened in New York City, but the suspect also had a probation violation in Hudson County, the source said. Details on the robbery weren't immediately available, and it wasn't clear if the suspect had been taken into custody.
Chopper 4 showed a heavy law enforcement response at the scene. The injured agent was seen getting onto a stretcher under his own power as officers clad in bullet-resistant vests stood by.
It wasn't clear what happened to the dog. The agent was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.
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