After being shot with a tranquilizer, the 100-pound pit bull led police on a chase throughout the village of Farmingdale, attacking 57-year-old Jerry Arenello along the way.
He had bandages covering multiple bites and cuts on his stomach
"I got hit in the stomach and I got hit in the leg," he said. "Twice in the leg, once in stomach."
Authorities suspect the pit bull escaped from a residence, considering it had a broken leash attached to its collar. Arenello got involved when, from his driveway, he heard pavers in a Chase bank parking lot talking about a loose dog. He approached the pit bull thinking it was his neighbors.
"About 8 feet away, I came up to it, and the dog lunged at me," he said.
After the attack, the dog ran by a playground on Prospect Street, where dozens of children witnessed a second attack, when the same dog bit a 48-year-old woman. She refused treatment.
Two tranquilizer darts failed to stop the dog, so a police officer used a handgun to put an end to the mile-long chase.
The dog died on the way to the animal shelter. Its owner has not been identified.
---
STORY BY: Long Island reporter Emily Smith
WEB PRODUCED BY: Bill King
----
Click here for more New York and Tri-State News
