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KSP investigating death; Man

bitten by dog at home
Officials are waiting on an autopsy to determine official cause
of death.
Posted: 11:24 AM, Jan 10, 2020 Updated: 5:37 PM, Jan 10, 2020

By: Michael Berk

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CONWAY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Police say they will need autopsy results before being able to
determine how a Rockcastle County man died in his home on Friday morning.

“They’ll be able to tell if it was a gun shot, a dog bite, or heart attack,” said Trooper
Scottie Pennington of the Kentucky State Police.

KSP and Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call, which came at roughly 3:40 am.
When they got the to home on Pug Lane of U.S. 25, they were met by an overly
aggressive dog.

“In the interest of their safety and everyone in the neighborhood, they put the animal
down,” Pennington said.

According to Pennington, the victim had dog bites on his face and head, but no one can
say for certain if he was killed by those bite wounds. Pennington said the dog was well-
fed, and appeared to be a healthy pit bull.

The Rockcastle County Coroner told LEX 18, that a female friend of the victim was
inside the home at the time the 9-1-1 call was placed, and that the dog belonged to her.
She was traumatized by the episode and taken to a nearby hospital for observation.

Autopsies will be conducted on both the victim and the dog to determine a possible
cause of death. In the case of the dog, investigators would like to know if she was
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infected with rabies, or any other potentially dangerous diseases.
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Police will release the name of the victim once they have that information, and notify
the man’s next of kin.

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