ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — The Albany Police Department identified James Provost, 59, of Schenectady as the victim of Wednesday’s fatal dog attack . The attack occurred in the backyard of a house on Central Avenue near Rawson Street. Provost was mauled by up to 9 dogs. Police shot and killed one of the dogs, the others fled but were rangled by a caretaker.
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A witness requesting anonymity described the gruesome scene of which graphic video was circulated on social media. “There was multiple dogs on top of somebody’s body they couldn’t recognize the person whether they were old or young,” the woman said.
According to Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins, Provost is from Schenectady, and why he was in that Albany backyard remains unclear. Police also say they need to determine how the dogs got from their yard to the yard next door where Provost was killed.
Police say this isn’t the first time the dog’s home was the subject of police activity. “Back in May, we did conduct a search warrant of that home due to drug activity. During that search warrant several dogs were confiscated at that time,” Hawkins revealed…