A pit bull attacked a detective with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office outside a home in Heiskell Wednesday, which led to the detective’s medical treatment at UT Medical Center.

It is reported that Detective Jim Shipley and three other deputies went to a home on Depot Street in order to present a warrant on a burglary suspect. A man inside the house told the officers that person wasn’t there, then closed the door. Afterwards, that same man opened the door and released his dog to the deputies.

The dog bit Detective Shipley several times. During the attack, “Detective Shipley fired “at least one” round, killing the animal, during the attck,” said officials.

The dog will be tested for rabies.

“The man was arrested and he would be charged for assault,” said the officials.