Deputies responded to a home in the 43200 block of 20th Street West after receiving a report of the incident around 10 a.m. and arrived to find the man lying in the front yard while a pit bull “was actively and viciously attacking him,” the sheriff’s department said in an advisory. The man was unresponsive and trapped in the yard, which was fenced with a locked gate, according to the department.
“A deputy entered the yard in an effort to stop the attack,” the advisory said. “After issuing verbal commands that were ineffective, the deputy discharged their firearm. Only the attacking dog was struck, immediately stopping the attack. The dog was pronounced deceased at the scene.”