Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Mill Park this evening.
Emergency services were called to a residential address on Ancona Drive about 6.40pm after reports that a man had been attacked by a dog.
Upon attending the address officers located a deceased man and a woman with serious injuries.
Shots were fired by members to deter the dog from further attacking the woman and members and it was contained in the premises.
A ranger was called and the dog eventually secured.
The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment and the deceased man is believed to be in his 60s .
The dog is thought to be an American Staffordshire Terrier and is currently being held by the council.
As a firearm was discharged Professional Standards Command will oversight the investigation and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.
