TPD seeks victim of dog attack
Web Producer: Brian Pryor
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Police are asking the publics help in locating a teenage male victim of a dog attack on Sunday, July 31st 2011.
Authorities responded around 4:40 p.m. Sunday after receiving a 911 call that the man was bitten by a dog that was running loose. Police did not find any victims but did locate the owner who secured the dog.
An animal control officer continuing the investigation found two adult male victims who were bit, one of them was at an area hospital being treated. The animal control officer cited the owner for the incident.
On Monday, the owner of the dog called 911 saying her dog was shot while in the back yard of her home. Tucson Police officers arrested 27 year-old Rashod Tyler, a neighbor, for the shooting. He was charged with one count of cruelty to animals and booked into the Pima County Jail.
Investigators believe that another victim, described as an teen-aged male was rescued from the dog's attack and ask anyone with information to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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