JOLIET, Il. (AP) - A dog that became agitated during a loud argument inside a suburban Chicago home attacked and killed a man who had tried to calm the animal, police said.
The 46-year-old man died Thursday evening in a hospital after he was attacked by a pit bull terrier in a home in Joliet, in Chicago’s far southwest suburbs. the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The home’s occupants tried unsuccessfully to free the man from the dog, but they eventually secured the animal and called 911, Joliet police said in a statement.
The fatal attack unfolded after the dog became agitated during a loud argument between two people in the home. Police said the man tried to intervene and calm down the 5-year-old dog, but the canine proceeded to attack him.
Paramedics arrived at the home about 6:20 p.m. Thursday and took the man to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he died of his injuries, police said.
Joliet Animal Control took custody of the dog. The Will County coroner’s office hasn’t released details on the death and the police investigation is ongoing.
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