4 Pit Bulls Kill Dogsitter In Brooklyn Center: Reports

BROOKLYN CENTER, MN — A man in his 20s has died after four pit bull terriers attacked him at his Brooklyn Park home, according to multiple media reports.

The man was treated at the scene and hospitalized, but died overnight, the Star Tribune reported.

The man was dogsitting the pit bulls for a family member at the time of the attack, according to KARE 11.

On Thursday afternoon, police responded to a report of a dog attack near the 5700 block of Halifax Avenue North. At the scene, officers found four dogs attacking a man in a backyard.

Police deployed a "less lethal" round, striking at least one of the dogs. The dogs then dispersed and ran into the house on the property.

Officers began treating the man, who had most of his clothing ripped off and extensive bites on most of his body. He was intubated at the scene and transported to a local area hospital where he was immediately brought to surgery, police said.

Authorities initially said he would likely be hospitalized for several weeks, but he died at the hospital overnight.

All four dogs were transported to Pups Under Police Security (PUPS) and are quarantined. A "dangerous dog evaluation" will determine their future.

Police have not yet released information about who owns the dogs or what led up to the attack.

Brooklyn Center fire, Crystal police, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, and North Memorial paramedics assisted at the scene