Man dies after pit bull attack.
© Beaumont Animal CareMan dies after pit bull attack.
KFDM/Fox 4 News has learned a 78-year-old man is the victim who died following a horrific pit bull attack in Beaumont.

Beaumont Police and Animal Care are investigating the attack, reported at about 11 a.m. Monday.

Police received a call asking for a welfare check on a man bleeding following a dog attack in the 1400 block of Orange Avenue.

Officers and EMS helped the victim and Animal Care was contacted to assist. The victim's son told us he rushed over and found his father bleeding heavily on the ground.


A justice of the peace tells KFDM the victim was 78 years old and lived on Orange Street. He was taken to CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital where he died.

The investigation revealed two pit bulls were responsible for the attack, according to police. One was found hiding under a home and tranquilized, and the second was later found and also tranquilized. Both were captured and taken to Beaumont Animal Care on Pine Street where they'll remain pending the outcome of the investigation.

Animal Care is sharing a message it says may help prevent tragedies like this one.

"Please, immediately call the minute you see something running loose, so that we can try to take care of stuff before these kinds of things happen," said Ofc. Carol Hettinger with Beaumont Animal Care. "It's an unfortunate incident and I just wish we could've taken care of it, prevented it from happening before it happened."