2 dogs badly cut by man with machete before he shot Syracuse officers, police say

Dogs slashed in Syracuse machete attack that led to police officers being shot are out of surgery and 'recovering well' says owner

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- The two dogs attacked with a machete Saturday — the incident that led to the standoff and shooting of police officers at Pioneer Homes — are out of surgery and ‘recovering well,’ their owner tells NewsChannel 9. Police said the dogs were slashed on May 9 by 55-year-old Rodney Vanderpool, who [...]

2 dogs badly cut by man with machete before he shot Syracuse officers, police say

Syracuse, N.Y. — Two dogs were injured in a machete attack that sparked a police shooting and a six-hour standoff at Pioneer Homes in Syracuse on Saturday, police said.

UPDATED: 2 officers shot, 1 injured in Saturday morning standoff

The Syracuse Police Department is currently investigating an active shots fired incident in the area of “The Bricks” near Tyler Court.

Standoff Leaves 2 N.Y. Police Officers Shot After Machete Attack

What began as a machete attack that injured two dogs escalated into a Syracuse police shooting and a six-hour standoff involving over 100 officers.