JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four dogs involved in a deadly attack on an elderly man last month have been euthanized, according to Animal Care and Protective Services.
The dogs' owner did not appeal the city's plan to euthanize the four mixed-breed dogs, which were put down Tuesday.
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The man killed in the dog attack was identified by police as Michael Downing, 83.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said investigators were called about 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 after Downing was found dead along the fence line of a home on Jessie Street.
Investigators said they discovered a hole in the property's chain-link fence that they believe the dogs could have gotten through.
JSO homicide Sgt. Chuck Ford said it appeared that Downing had been attacked by an animal. Ford said it is unclear what Downing was doing before the attack, but he was on property along the Franklin Street apartments, which face the back of the home on Jessie Street.
Felton said that his dogs would not have attacked without being provoked.