A 70-year-old woman was fatally mauled in her backyard on Long Island by a dog that had belonged to her late stepson, according to police.
Nassau County police officers responded to a call early Wednesday afternoon from a man who said his wife was being attacked at their home in suburban Albertson, just east of New York City. The 7-year-old pit bull turned on a responding officer, who fatally shot the dog.
The woman, who was not identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder told reporters at the scene Wednesday that the pit bull had been owned by the woman’s stepson, who died weeks ago in a motorcycle crash.
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Ryder said it was unclear why the pit bull attacked the woman.