Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 3 Injured In Dog Attack In Los Angeles County
The attack, reportedly by a pitbull, occurred at an RV encampment Tuesday afternoon.
LANCASTER, CA — A man was killed and three people were injured in a dog attack in Lancaster Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
According to CBS2, which first reported the fatality, a pitbull was behind the attack.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department received a report of four people injured in a dog attack just after 3:10 p.m. in an RV encampment in the area of 20th Street West and Avenue G in Lancaster, near the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway. Paramedics arrived to find one person unconscious and not breathing, CBS2 reported.
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It wasn't immediately clear if the man died from injuries suffered in the attack or a medical emergency that occurred simultaneously.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department confirmed paramedics took one patient to a hospital.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was investigating the attack, and no further details were immediately available.
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