Schools put on lockdown due to pit bull

NORTH MERRICK, N.Y. (WABC) -- A pit bull forced the lockdown of several schools on Long Island Tuesday afternoon.

The dog was sighted in North Merrick.

When police tried to capture it, it attacked an officer and fled.

Students were held inside the Harold Fayette, Old Mill Road and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School.

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