When a vicious pit bull attacked Massachusetts resident Joshua Jadusingh on his doorstep, his neighbour shot at the animal with a crossbow.

But, in a tragic accident, the crossbow bolt passed through the dog and killed Mr Jadusingh, 27.

A police report says that multiple 911 calls about “a reported mauling in progress” were made at around noon on Wednesday.

When police arrived they found “two mature male pitbull dogs – both with a history of being aggressive – engaging in a volatile confrontation.”

The report says that the two dogs attacked the officers, who had no choice but to shoot them.

• 

  Boy, 4, has entire hand reattached after gruesome lawnmower accident

But then “after securing the scene, investigators found the body of one adult with a fatal crossbow injury inside the apartment and an unharmed child in a nearby room.”

The crossbow bolt had, police believe, passed through one of the dogs, then through Mr Jadusingh’s front door, and into his body – killing him.

Read More

Today's Top Stories

The neighbour, who has not been named, told police he could hear Mr Jadusingh saying “please shoot the dogs.”

The early indications are that the death is accidental and the neighbour is cooperating with authorities.

The dogs had attacked people in the past, District Attorney Andrea Harrington said at a news conference. One of the animals, named as Max, bit someone in Mr Jadusingh’s house in 2017 badly enough for the unnamed victim to need medical treatment.

• 

  Brit grandad who went missing on Benidorm family holiday found dead

• 

  Storm Ciara tragedy as man killed after car is hit by falling tree

Describing the crossbow-wielding neighbour as a “good samaritan” Ms Harrington continued: “He was actually quite good friends with his neighbour, and he knew that there was a child in the home, and it was a really, really difficult and stressful situation for him to be in and I think he did his best under the circumstances.”

Source: Read Full Article