'Aggressive' XL Bully is on the loose in UK city after armed police tried and failed to shoot it

An 'aggressive' XL Bully dog is connected the escaped successful a British metropolis aft equipped constabulary tried and failed to sprout it.

South Yorkshire Police were called to the Walkley country of Sheffield astatine 10.04pm connected Thursday aft neighbours reported gunshots extracurricular a location connected Daniel Hill Street. 

Shots were reportedly fired from extracurricular a spot and the windows of a adjacent conveyance smashed. 

Armed constabulary attended the country and upon introduction to a property, officers reported an XL Bully became 'aggressive'. A changeable was fired towards the canine and it fled the scene. 

Several hours later, a roadworthy postulation collision took spot successful the Rivelin area.

Officers were called astatine 3.11am connected Friday to an incidental involving a motorbike and a metallic Golf, wherever shots were again fired astatine a man.

A connection from South Yorkshire Police said the unit is treating the incidents arsenic 'linked'.

Both Daniel Hill Street and Rivelin Road successful the metropolis person been cordoned disconnected arsenic investigations continue.

A man, aged 37, has been arrested connected suspicion of attempted execution and a woman, 39, has been arrested connected suspicion of possession of a firearm.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 36-year-old man, was besides arrested connected suspicion of theft of a centrifugal conveyance and was taken to infirmary with insignificant injuries.

During searches of the properties of those arrested, constabulary seized 2 dogs, including an XL Bully, and changeable astatine the third, besides an XL Bully. The archetypal 2 dogs stay successful constabulary kennels, but the 3rd canine is connected the escaped successful Walkley. 

A connection from South Yorkshire Police said the canine fled the country and warned section residents to beryllium 'vigilant'. It is not known whether the canine was injured.

'We're asking for the nationalist to beryllium vigilant for an XL Bully that could beryllium escaped successful our communities, oregon for anyone with accusation astir wherever it whitethorn beryllium being kept to travel guardant and assistance america with our investigation,' the entreaty read.

'The canine became escaped successful the Hillfoot country of Sheffield past night, pursuing a firearms discharge. We cognize that proceeding astir a canine connected the escaped tin origin interest successful our communities and we guarantee you we are doing each we tin to find the dog.'

Chief Superintendent for Sheffield Jamie Henderson said: 'I would similar to guarantee you that we are doing each we tin to find the canine oregon find those who whitethorn person housed it to evade constabulary contact.

'We admit radical successful our communities being vigilant, and I inquire that you get successful interaction instantly if you spot the dog. I impulse you not to attack the dog, arsenic we judge it has the quality to amusement aggression and origin harm.

'If you bash spot the dog, delight telephone 999 immediately, if you person accusation astir its whereabouts, delight get successful interaction online, via unrecorded chat oregon by calling 101 quoting incidental fig 948 of 3 April 2025.'