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Fatal Dog Attack Leads To Negiglent Homicide Charge For Capital Region Man Fatal Dog Attack Leads To Negiglent Homicide Charge For Capital Region Man
Fatal Dog Attack Leads To Negiglent Homicide Charge For Capital Region Man A 44-year-old Capital Region man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter after his dogs mauled a man to death. Omar Daniels was indicted Friday, Jan. 3, in Albany County Court for the Wednesday, Oct. 9 attack, said  According to Megan Craft of the Albany Police Department, officers responded to the rear yard of 594 Central Ave. for reports of a man being attacked by several dogs.  Upon arrival, they found the dogs fatally attacking the man, and in an attempt to stop the attack, one of the officers discharged his duty weapon, striking at least one dog.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Update: ID Released For Man Killed By Pack Of Dogs In Capital Region New Update: ID Released For Man Killed By Pack Of Dogs In Capital Region
New Update: ID Released For Man Killed By Pack Of Dogs In Capital Region Police have released the name of a man killed by a pack of dogs during what officers said was a "vicious" attack. Related: Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Albany Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins said during a press conference that the incident occurred in Albany on Wednesday, Oct. 9, around 6 p.m. in the backyard of a home adjacent to the residence where the dogs lived on Central Avenue. The victim, identified as Schenectady resident James Provost, age 59, was attacked and killed by at least eight or nine mixed-breed pit bulls, Hawkins said. Hawkins said the attack was "horrific."…

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by Kathy Reakes