WASHINGTON — DC Animal Control was investigating on Sunday after ANC Commissioner Tom Donohue said he was attacked by a pit bull while walking his dog in the Fairlawn community he represents.

A video appears to capture the moments when Donohue and his foster dog, Rusty, were attacked near 19th Street and Naylor Road Southeast last Monday.

The video, which has racked up more than 150,000 views on Donohue's Facebook page, shows the attack, which happened on a residential sidewalk. Donohue is walking his dog, when another dog runs out and appears to try and bite the ANC commissioner's dog. Donohue cries out for help during the video.

Donohue said he received three stitches on his hand at a nearby urgent care after attack and that his dog had bite marks on its groin. Although the ANC commis

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