59-year-old man mauled to death by pit bull on Staten Island, police say
The NYPD is investigating after a man was fatally mauled by a pit bull on Staten Island.
Police said the attack happened Sunday at a home on New Dorp Lane in the New Dorp section of the borough.
What we know
According to the NYPD, a 911 call came in after 4 p.m. to report a male attacked by a dog. Upon arrival, officers observed a 59-year-old man with multiple wounds around his body consistent with dog bites.
EMS pronounced the victim, who was not immediately identified, dead at the scene.
While the man did not live at the home where the attack occurred, police sources said the address has been the focus of prior drug investigations.
Police sources said the man was there with several other people and that investigators still don't know who owned the dog or why it attacked.
Sources said it was unclear how the people at the house knew each other.
Dog in care of Animal Care Centers of NYC
The dog, named "Bean," was tranquilized by NYPD at the scene and then turned over to the Center for Animal Care and Control, police said.
Police sources initially told CBS News New York the dog had been euthanized, as is protocol when an animal takes a human life, but Animal Care Centers of New York City stated Tuesday that the dog was in their care.
Animal Care Centers said they are waiting for instructions from the Department of Health.
Police did not know the dog's age.
