Man, 59, killed by pit bull on Staten Island: NYPD

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A man was fatally attacked by a pit bull at a home in New Dorp Sunday night, police said.

Officers responded to a 911 call around 7 p.m. at 608 New Dorp Lane, according to preliminary information provided by an NYPD spokesperson.

Upon arrival, officers found a 59-year-old man with severe dog bite wounds about the body. FDNY/EMS responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene, police said…

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