A 25-year-old man was left in critical condition Saturday after he was attacked by several pit bulls on Chicago’s West Side, police said.
Nikita Hampton Taylor was walking in the 1200 block of South Troy Street around 12:38 p.m. when police said he was attacked by several dogs.
Witnesses said Taylor was walking in the area when the dogs started running towards him.
“I heard the dogs, which I’ve heard them before, then I came outside and this guy is fighting for his life,” said witness Jewell Edwards. “I don’t know if his arm is still on. The skin pulled off the side of his face.”
Police said the exact number of attacking dogs was not known, but witness accounts say between three and six pit bulls attacked, biting the Taylor’s face and arms.
The owner of some of the dogs, Walter Fields, said there were six dogs total, four of which he owns and two others that are his brothers.
Neighbors said they saw the dog owner holding back two dogs by their collar, but said he could not gain control of the others.
Witnesses ran over with bottles, cans and bats to try and scare the dogs away, but residents say the incident lasted between 10 and 20 minutes.
“A guy pulled up in a Cadillac in an alley and took out a baseball bat, another guy pulled up and got a chain to help,” Edwards said. “This was a pit bull frenzy, they were tearing him up.”
Some neighbors said they’ve never seen the dogs attack before, but others claim they are vicious.
“I don’t even walk by that fence because they are out of control,” said one neighbor.
Fields claims the dogs are nice but that Taylor was taunting them by kicking the fence. The dogs got loose and attacked the man, he said.
Nikita Hampton Taylor was walking in the 1200 block of South Troy Street around 12:38 p.m. when police said he was attacked by several dogs.
Witnesses said Taylor was walking in the area when the dogs started running towards him.
“I heard the dogs, which I’ve heard them before, then I came outside and this guy is fighting for his life,” said witness Jewell Edwards. “I don’t know if his arm is still on. The skin pulled off the side of his face.”
Police said the exact number of attacking dogs was not known, but witness accounts say between three and six pit bulls attacked, biting the Taylor’s face and arms.
The owner of some of the dogs, Walter Fields, said there were six dogs total, four of which he owns and two others that are his brothers.
Neighbors said they saw the dog owner holding back two dogs by their collar, but said he could not gain control of the others.
Witnesses ran over with bottles, cans and bats to try and scare the dogs away, but residents say the incident lasted between 10 and 20 minutes.
“A guy pulled up in a Cadillac in an alley and took out a baseball bat, another guy pulled up and got a chain to help,” Edwards said. “This was a pit bull frenzy, they were tearing him up.”
Some neighbors said they’ve never seen the dogs attack before, but others claim they are vicious.
“I don’t even walk by that fence because they are out of control,” said one neighbor.
Fields claims the dogs are nice but that Taylor was taunting them by kicking the fence. The dogs got loose and attacked the man, he said.
