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A man stabbed a pit bull to death in New York City’s Central Park after a verbal altercation with the dog’s owner
FILE – Skyscrapers overlook Central Park and Gapstow Bridge, April 17, 2018, in New York. According to officials, a man stabbed a pit bull to death after an altercation with the dog’s owner in New York City’s Central Park. The seriously injured dog was transported to a local veterinary clinic, where he was euthanized after the stabbing on Saturday evening, June 17, 2023, police said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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NEW YORK — A man stabbed a pit bull to death after an argument with the dog’s owner in New York City’s Central Park.
The seriously injured dog was transported to a local veterinary clinic, where he was euthanized after the stabbing on Saturday night, police said.
According to the New York Daily News, an argument broke out between the man and woman when the attacker’s unleashed dog began to bite the woman’s pit bull. While trying to separate the dogs, the man pulled out a stiletto and stabbed the pit bull mix.
No arrests were made on Sunday. An investigation was underway.