A 43-year-old Santa Ana man suffered severe wounds to his right leg after being attacked by a dog while delivering newspapers in Placentia, according to a news report.
Placentia police said that Jose Serrano was delivering newspapers to a Placentia apartment complex when two pit bull terriers that were loose in the complex confronted him. Serrano tried to run into the street to jump on top of a parked SUV, but didn’t make it before one of the pit bulls bit into the calf of his right leg.
Neighbors ran to Serrano’s aid and held the male pit bull at bay with a baseball bat and a bicycle. When Placentia police officers arrived, they were able to capture the female pit bull without incident; however, the male pit bull charged officers and was shot and killed.
Serrano was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana for treatment; another man who was also bitten was taken to Placentia Linda Hospital and was treated and released.
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