- He couldn’t scream for help because he was non verbal
A father-of-three who had become non-verbal from a stroke was killed after he was mauled by two pitbulls after he mistakenly went to the wrong house.
How it happened
Antonio Shaw, 63, went to the home on North 62nd Street West Philadelphia back on October 4.
Two of five pitbulls who were at the home attacked him, according to police.
‘These dogs was very vicious and hungry. These dogs were eating him like a piece of steak,’ said Sharese Jackson, Shaw’s sister.
Shaw had a series of strokes which had left him unable to speak, so he couldn’t call for help.
A neighbor did eventually see the attack and dialed 911. Police soon arrived on the scene and fatally shot one of the two dogs, injuring the other.
The second dog was later euthanized by animal control.
Shaw died eventually
Shaw was taken to the hospital by emergency personnel, his previous health problems making the effects of the attack worse.
After time in the hospital – which included 15 surgeries according to his sister – Shaw died on December 4.
‘He had to get his leg amputated because of the dog bites and the infections in his body from the dog bites,’ Michelle Shaw, another of Antonio’s 12 siblings, told ABC6.