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Animal Control Officer William Sage tonight killed a rabid fox which police said had bitten three people and two animals in a 12-hour period, according to police.Wicked Local reported Thursday that with the help of police and firefighters, Sage tracked down, captured and killed the animal shortly after 5 p.m. behind a Rte. 9 office building at 463 Worcester Road, police reported.

The fox had attacked initially attacked a police officer, a health aide and a dog and cat, police said. Police answered a call about the fox biting someone who works at a company in the Rte. 9 building around 2 p.m. "He didn't see it coming," Zully Gonzales said. "He felt something bite him, he turned and it was the fox. It was pretty bad. The animal attacked him and he said he tried to fight back but it kept attacking him."


Police, firefighters and the animal control officer returned to the area around 5 p.m. after authorities reported someone else was bitten by the animal.Everyone in the building was ordered to stay inside while crews searched for the fox. The aggressive animal then grabbed the animal control officer's pant leg before it was shot.

Police said Sage will bring the head of the fox to state labs in Boston on Friday for testing. While questioning people at the office building, police learned that the fox bit a third person, who did not report it. Police are trying to identify that person.

Source: wickedlocal.com