Erick J. Quinn was visiting friends when the attack occurred. Quinn stepped in to calm the dog, which became agitated when two women in the home Quinn was visiting began arguing about money, said Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English.
"He stepped in to calm the dog and that's when the dog turned on him," English said.
Joliet police were called to the home, located in the 1200 block of Arthur Avenue, at 6:21 p.m. Thursday. When police arrived at the home, Quinn was unresponsive and had "extensive injuries to his body," according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department.
Quinn was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced deceased at 7:11 p.m. according to a news release from the Will County coroner's office. An autopsy conducted Friday showed Quinn died of multiple injuries due to a dog attack.
People at the home tried to free Quinn from the 5-year-old dog, named Kaedo, but were unsuccessful. Eventually, the dog let go and those in the home secured the dog before calling 911, according to the news release.
As of Friday afternoon, the dog, which lived at the home, was in the custody of Joliet Animal Control. English on Friday said police have not had previous contact at the home on Arthur Avenue for any reports regarding the dog.
The case remains under investigation by the Joliet Police Department.
Comment: In the same city back in the summer: 1-year-old girl dies in pit bull attack at July 4th party in Joliet, Illinois