US EditionMan Dies Following Attack By 2 Rottweilers In Norwalk
The attack occurred when two Rottweiler dogs escaped their owner's control, causing fatal injuries to the man despite intervention by passersby, according to authorities.
- On Saturday about 6:45 a.m., an elderly man was attacked by two Rottweiler dogs in a Norwalk neighborhood at 166th Street and Graystone Avenue, causing severe bleeding from an artery in his left arm, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide Lieutenant Steve DeJong said.
- The dogs' owner told sheriff's deputies the animals `got out` and he was searching for them when they attacked a walker in the Norwalk neighborhood.
- Investigators are awaiting Medical Examiner confirmation as the investigation continues into the elderly man's death after two passersby fought off the dogs and paramedics rushed him to a hospital for surgery.
- Officials said the dogs are expected to be quarantined by animal control, and the animals will likely be placed in Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control custody after the attack.
- Amid a busy summer in Norwalk, multiple big-name stores have opened nearby, including Wegmans and the new Norwalk Target.
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Man, 86, killed in Southern California rottweiler attack
An elderly man was killed in an incident involving two rottweilers in Norwalk over the weekend, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched to the area of 166th Street and Gladstone Avenue around 6:45 a.m. Saturday on a “vicious dog” call, according to the the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Arriving deputies found one victim, an elderly man, suffering from several dog bites on his arm. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical cond…
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Signs of the Times86-year-old Southern California man fatally mauled by Rottweilers during morning walk
An 86-year-old man was reportedly mauled to death by Rottweilers while out for a morning walk in the Los Angeles County suburb of Norwalk over the weekend.
Daily Bulletin
Man dies after being attacked by Rottweilers in Norwalk
NORWALK — An investigation was underway today after an 86-year-old man attacked by two Rottweiler dogs while on a walk in a Norwalk neighborhood died in a hospital. The man was walking about 6:45 a.m. Saturday in a neighborhood on 166th Street at Graystone Avenue when the two dogs attacked him, causing severe bleeding from an artery in his left arm, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide Lieutenant Steve DeJong told City News Service. …
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