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A 70-year-old New York woman was killed by the familys 100-pound pit bull that was later killed by police.The Long Island incident took place in the hamlet of Albertson in North Hempstead on Wednesday, July 27 around 1:20 p.m. in the back…

A 70-year-old New York woman was killed by the familys 100-pound pit bull that was later killed by police.The Long Island incident took place in the hamlet of Albertson in North Hempstead on Wednesday, July 27 around 1:20 p.m. in the back…

A 70-year-old New York woman was killed by the familys 100-pound pit bull that was later killed by police.The Long Island incident took place in the hamlet of Albertson in North Hempstead on Wednesday, July 27 around 1:20 p.m. in the back…

"We dont know what turned the dog or why the dog turned on the woman," Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said.

The seven-year-old beast turned on his dead owners mother (pictured), mauling her to death some time before the husband arrived to his home on Terrace Court in Albertson, Long Island, around 1:15pm

A woman in Long Island was fatally murdered by a pit bull that belonged to her late stepson. Officials say it is unclear why the pit bull attacked the woman.

A New York came home to find his wife dead after the family pit bull mauled her. Police killed the dog after it attacked an officer who came to investigate.

A 70-year-old woman was fatally mauled by the family pit bull at her Long Island home.

A Nassau County legislative committee approved legislation on Monday offering a retired Black police officer $650,000 to settle her claims of false arrest and discrimination. This comes after WSHU reported last week that Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder allegedly used a racial slur to describe the officer.

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