Authorities said the group's leader is a "highly aggressive" pit mix with a history of killing small animals. Officials captured him Monday.

SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. (WITN) - Scotland Neck police say the alpha dog of a pack of dogs that have been terrorizing neighborhoods has been captured.

Animal control officers made progress Monday rounding up a pack of “highly aggressive” wild dogs who have been terrorizing a central North Carolina town for a month. The group of dogs first emerged in Scotland Neck before February 3 and soon residents were warned about the group “attacking chickens and small pets,

Authorities said the group's leader is a pit mix and is “highly aggressive." The dog has a history of killing small animals and is a 'huge problem."

The pack of wild dogs has a lead dog that "is a pit mix and is highly aggressive, with a history of attacking and killing small animals," according to Scotland Neck police.