A MALE PIT BULL WAS SHOT AND KILLED YESTERDAY WHEN IT RAN AWAY FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER ON HITCHCOCK ROAD OFF OF HIGHWAY 68. THE PIT BULL HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE EUTHANIZED BECAUSE OF ITS AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, BUT WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHEN IT BROKE FREE, AND HEADED TOWARDS HOMES IN THE LOS OLIVOS AREA.