There was a man beaten California State Police say a man was attacked and killed by three of his dogs while walking with his 4-year-old son.
Pedro Ortega, 26, was walking his dog with his son at the Mesa Viking Neighborhood Park near his home in Mira Mesa on December 13 when he was attacked by an unknown dog. Bystanders at the park tried to help the man fight the dog and were able to save the child.
A neighbor captured a video of one of the dogs wandering into his garage and showing it covered in blood after being tasered.
when the police arrivedthey used an electric stun gun to disperse the dogs. Ortega was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital's emergency department, where he was later pronounced dead.
The San Diego Humane Society said a bystander who tried to stop the attack was also treated for serious injuries.
The dogs were captured and euthanized with the consent of Ortega's family. Police said the dogs were bullmastiffs and were released during the attack.
A neighbor captured a video of one of the dogs wandering into his garage. He told KFMB-TV that the dog was covered in blood and had a Taser inside its body.
Another resident told KFMB that the day before the attack, he saw the dog's owner walking in the park with the dog surrounded by young children.
Ortega's son was not injured.
The Humane Society said there was no previous record of dog attacks. Center for Disease Control say On average, approximately 43 people die each year from dog attacks.
Surveillance video of one of the dogs is News report from KFMB on our YouTube channel.
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