A person was attacked and killed by a number of pit bull combined canine in a yard this week in Albany, New York, and police are investigating whether or not costs are warranted.
About 6 p.m. Wednesday, as much as 9 mixed-breed pit bulls “brutally and viciously” attacked a person in a yard, Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins stated Thursday throughout a information convention.
The sufferer was recognized as James Provost, 59, of Schenectady, New York. It was not identified why he was within the yard, which was subsequent door to the residence the place the canine lived, Hawkins stated.
An officer on scene witnessed the mauling and shot and killed an grownup male canine, which prompted the others to disperse. The canine’s caretaker arrived shortly after and helped police corral the animals, Hawkins stated.
The home-owner, who’s a unique particular person than the caretaker, doesn’t stay on the residence, Hawkins stated.
“We’re working very intently with the district legal professional’s workplace to find out precisely what, if any, legal costs are relevant right here,” Hawkins stated.
Investigators discovered 24 pit bulls on the residence, 15 of which have been puppies. The animals have been taken by the humane society, Hawkins stated.
“At least a few of these canine have been concerned within the demise of this man. And so we’ve taken these canine, we put these canine in a spot the place they will’t trigger any additional hurt, a spot the place they will’t escape, a spot the place they are often saved whereas this matter is adjudicated,” he stated.
Another authority would then resolve whether or not the canine, a few of that are unlicensed, are launched and whether or not some or all are euthanized, Hawkins stated.
He stated it was not clear why there have been so many canine on the residence or how the canine received right into a neighboring yard.
In May, a search warrant was executed on the residence the place the canine have been saved due to suspected drug exercise. Five to seven canine have been turned over to the humane society and later launched, Hawkins stated.
The final result of that police investigation was not disclosed.