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Pit Bull Attack.
Despite the fact that this pit bull attack was as terrible as it was, I can't stop wondering about one thing... WHAT THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT DOING WITH A MACHETE IN HIS APARTMENT??????<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=475 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 70-pound pit bull Thursday after the dog attacked a student in an apartment stairwell and turned on a neighbor attempting to help.
Two others charged the pit bull with knives and a machete, trying to get the dog to loosen its grip on one of the victims, according to Alachua County Sheriff's officials.
Ryan Tyler, 21, of Jupiter, and Ryan Troup, 19, of St. Petersburg, were rushed to Shands at UF and treated for arm injuries.
The dog was in the hallway on the second floor of a Gainesville apartment complex when it lunged and severely bit Tyler on his left arm, biting almost to the bone, said Sgt. Steve Maynard of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
"If the dog had been left to chew on him, he probably would have been dead," Maynard told The Gainesville Sun.
Maynard said the dog, a black pit bull with reddish hues, was named Tango.
Tyler's friend, Ian Carmichael, heard screams, rushed from his apartment and jumped on the dog's back. He tried pulling Tango off by its collar. At the same time, Nathan Lezniewicz, ran to the scene with a machete and kitchen knives.
The men furiously stabbed the dog while its teeth were clenched on Tyler's arm, Maynard said.
The dog, bloodied and with a knife in its torso, released Tyler's arm and ran up to the third floor. But it immediately came back downstairs, cornered Troup and bit his arm.
Neighbors called for help, and deputies arrived soon after. With Carmichael and Lezniewicz still trying to fend off Tango, deputies pounded the dog with a pole. Officers then shot the dog, Maynard said.
Deputies were trying to contact the dog's owner. The Sheriff's Office did not say whether charges will be filed.
Maynard said the apartment building prohibited certain types of dogs, such as pit bulls.
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