A man and a dog were shot by San Francisco police on Sunday when officers tried to detain the owner after the dog bit another man, officials said.

Just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday, officers said they were stopped by a man who was bitten by a dog in the area of Market and O'Farrell streets in Union Square.

Police said they learned a large dog that was off-leash bit the victim in an unprovoked attack and continued to show aggression toward others in the area.

San Francisco Police Deputy Chief Derrick Lew said while officers were trying to communicate with the owner and secure the dog, one of the officers shot at the dog and its owner.

"The large, off-leash dog fled from the area and then returned to the scene and bit one of the responding officers," Lew said.

Lew said the officer who was bi

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