Tarentum dog-mauling victim reels from learning what police say about attack

Tarentum resident Michael Shutack was still reeling from a Halloween dog mauling when he learned Tuesday that the man who police said helped him escape the jaws of two pit bulls is the same person who set them loose.

“As much as I went through my whole life, including being in the service, it was the most scariest thing in the world,” said Shutack, 60. “I had blood from head to toe. There was no stopping them. They were like rabid animals.”

Tarentum police on Tuesday charged Shawn Flynn, 34, with two counts of aggravated assault after acquiring video footage that showed him letting the dogs run from their North Ormond rowhouse…

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