(CBS-DETROIT) – Authorities are investigating after a 40-year-old man was beaten to death by a dog in his Farmington Hills home over the weekend.
On Saturday, May 18 at approximately 8 p.m., Farmington Hills Police responded to a home in the 22000 block of Elmgrove St. after receiving a report that a family dog had attacked a man.
A relative of the victim called 911 and said he went to the victim’s home after not hearing from him all day.
When he arrived, he found the man unconscious, lying on the ground in the backyard, with the dog pulling on his body, police said.
The family member separated the dog from the man before calling emergency services. There was no one else in the house at the time.
When officers arrived, they found the unconscious man with bite wounds. He was assisted at the scene and then taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
An autopsy confirmed the death was accidental, with the cause being K9 mauling.
The dog, believed to be a pit bull mix, was turned over to Oakland County Animal Control.
“Investigators are working with family members to determine if the dog had a history of aggression or could be classified as “dangerous or potentially dangerous” by the Farmington Hills City Ordinance,” according to a news release.
Anyone with information is asked to call Farmington Hills police at 248-871-2610.
