Dog shot, killed by deputy while attacking man in yard of Lancaster home: LASD

What has been confirmed

Only one source so far — nothing has been independently corroborated yet.

What remains unknown

• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy shot and killed a dog that authorities say attacked a man in the front yard of a home in Lancaster Monday morning.
• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: Deputies responded to a home on 20th Street West near West Avenue K8 after receiving a call about a dog attack just before 10 a.m., according to the sheriff’s department.
• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: There, they saw a pit bull “viciously attacking” the man, who was lying down and appeared to be unresponsive and trapped inside the yard, the LASD said.