Man Killed By His Own Dogs Last Week Identified as Pedro Ortega, 26
Bystanders tried in vain to break up the attack prior to the arrival of police, who used an electric stun gun to disperse the dogs.
A man who was fatally mauled on Friday afternoon by his own dogs at a park near their Mira Mesa home — in front of his own son — has been identified by the medical examiner’s office.
Pedro Ortega, 26, and his child were walking the three animals at Mesa Viking Park on Westonhill Dr. when the dogs attacked him for unknown reasons at about noon on Friday.
Bystanders tried in vain to break up the attack prior to the arrival of police, who used an electric stun gun to disperse the dogs.
Paramedics took Ortega to a trauma center, where he was pronounced dead. A second person received hospital care for serious bite wounds suffered while trying to halt the attack, according to the San Diego Humane Society.
In a statement, the Humane Society said that there was no previous history involving those particular dogs in their records.
All three dogs were identified as XL Bullies, a breed known for its muscular strength.
Two of the dogs were caught shortly after the attack, but the third remained on the loose for a time. Authorities at nearby Ericson Elementary School put the campus on lockdown until authorities located the animal and got it into custody.
All three dogs were later euthanized with the consent of Ortega’s family.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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