Tulsa man hospitalized after dog attack

An elderly man is in the hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by several dogs, according to Tulsa police.

Police said that when they arrived, the dogs pounced on the man and began attacking police. Police then shot three dogs, killing two of them.

Neighbors tell us the man was attacked by his dogs inside his fence. He had been caring for the dogs because of his daughter. They say the dogs are known to jump the man’s fence and run around the neighborhood and be aggressive.

Tulsa police reported that officers were called to a home near Sheridan and Pine Wednesday night by someone who said a man was being attacked by dogs. Police arrived at the home and found the dogs attacking the man inside his fence.

“I guess pretty bad. He was laying on the ground and couldn’t really defend himself. The officers had the dogs approach them and tried to attack them before they could even enter the yard,” said Officer Danny Bean of the Tulsa Police Department.

Police said officers were forced to shoot three of the dogs when the dogs began attacking officers. Two of the dogs died and a third was injured.

“That’s pretty much the only thing you can do there, especially if someone is attacked and these dogs are vicious towards everyone. Like I said, they also try to attack police officers and unfortunately we have to resort to those means and euthanize these animals,” Bean said.

Neighbors say the man’s house has five pit bulls. One neighbor told us the dogs often escaped over the fence and one even bit her daughter.

“When there are problems with dogs or vicious dogs like these, in most cases they are a problem for the neighborhood. They are a problem for the neighbors, they escape, that is much more likely than not,” Bean said.

Animal control was also called to assist police. Police said the last information they received about the man in the hospital was that he was in critical condition.