Police said the incident happened near West Admiral Boulevard and North 49th Avenue around 6 a.m.
Originally, police responded to a call about a gun shot fired in the neighborhood. When they arrived, police found a young man, identified as Curtis Wickham, who had been attacked by three pit bulls.
2 Works for You learned the owner of the dogs, Champaign Walker, knew Wickham. Walker said she never meant for this to happen.
Walker said she was sleeping when she heard someone knocking on the door early in the morning. It was her ex-boyfriend, Wickam, who was demanding his cell phone after he was told it was at Walker's home. Her current boyfriend answered the door, but that's when a fight broke out just near the doorway.
"They were fighting and the dogs attacked," Walker said.
Walker claims her and her boyfriend tried to fend off the dogs but they were unable to. Meanwhile, her three-year-old daughter was just feet away. She said they're playful dogs and never thought they were capable of this.
"They've never snapped at my daughter or anything," Walker said.
Police responded to a gun-shot that was heard in the area. We're told it was Walker's neighbor attempting to break up the attack by firing his weapon. Police then found the Wickham and an ambulance took him to the hospital where he later died.
The dogs are now in quarantine by the Tulsa Animal Control. A neighbor said the dogs are known for being aggressive and attacked them and their dog before.
Walker and her boyfriend were both taken into custody but were later released. However, the investigation is ongoing.
We're told the dogs will be returned to the Walker in 30 days but that has not not yet been confirmed by police.
It is unknown at this time what charges the owner of the dogs might face in Wickham's death.
Reader Comments
Also, on the part of the dead guy, beyond assumption of the risk re fighting in the doorway at 6a at a place with three pit bulls, he also assumed the risk of something like this when he dated a girl named 'Champaign.' (Down here, wez all knows about such things.)
R.C.
I used to live on The Stockwell Park Estate back in the days when everyone had a Rottweiler. I'd go bed at night and at about 1.30pm, you'd hear a Rottweiler barking, then a few minutes later another would join in, then another, then another five, then another ten and after about an hour there would be about a hundred Rottweilers barking. This used to happen every night of the week. I never got a decent nights sleep in that place. Another one for the 'not a real name = not a real person' pot.
What do you think is trashier, 'Brandi' with one 'i', or 'Brandii" with two?
R.C.
*With autograph? ONLY $200!!!
RC
Cerberus, maybe.
RC
'Cerberuz' don't quite do it.
Hmmm, perhaps I'd better zip it before I get attacked by a force nine gale of bad breath from all sidez for being a HATER!!! a BULLY!!!!, etc.
LOL.
I guess some of God'z creaturez were bred to be killaz, whilst some were bred to be idiotz.
To all of the above, hence the expression 'equalize that', maybe.