Three people, including a toddler, were bitten when a pack of dogs escaped a Staten Island home Tuesday, authorities said.
It wasn't clear how many dogs were being kept at the home near York and Prospect avenues, or what they were being kept for, but police said that at least 15 dogs were inside the house as of Tuesday evening, most of which appear to be puppies. Neighbors said at least four canines somehow got off the property and attacked people in the area.
A neighbor told NBC New York the dogs ran out through a back window that had been left open.
The injured include a 2-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman, police said. All suffered bites to their hands and legs, but all are expected to be OK.
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"[The dogs] kept going up the hill and the down the hill, and across the street some guy went up on top of the car to get away from them," said Coralee Chandler, who was on her front porch when she heard loud barking and screaming from her neighbors.
Chopper 4 showed a heavy law enforcement response at the home shortly before 2 p.m. A large dog carrier was spotted in the middle of the street as people crowded outside a home.
Police said two persons of interest, a man and a woman, were brought into custody. Neighbors said that man seen put in a police car in handcuffs was the homeowner. Charges were not immediately clear.
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The condition of the three dogs, all pit bulls, wasn't immediately clear, nor was it known what would become of them. At least 15 dogs remained inside the house, police said.
No other details were immediately available.
