Rochester Police have charged a 34-year-old city man with deliberately setting loose a pit bull that violently savaged his girlfriend on Rockview Terrace.
Jamie Cruz was accidentally hit by a bullet fired by a police officer as he tried to stop the dog from biting the woman during the disturbance. The officers had to kill the dog to get it off the victim. Since the incident on November 30th she has undergone ten surgeries and remains hospitalized because of her injuries,
The complaint filed against Cruz in court says he argued with his girlfriend, then let the dog out of its pen as she was attempting to leave. He’s been charged with First Degree Assault.