Officer bitten by dog while responding to a shooting on Hall Road

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A Vicksburg Police Officer was bit by a dog on Friday night while responding to a call of a shooting.

While responding to a shooting call on Hall Road, an officer radioed in that he had been bitten.

One male was transported to the Vicksburg Police Department and a narcotics unit was called to the scene.

The officer is en route to the Emergency Room in his own vehicle to be checked out for the bite.

No official word yet on the charges for the suspect taken into custody.