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COMPTON, Calif. -- A man was mauled to death by three guard dogs after he jumped the fence at a metalworking company in Compton Sunday. Authorities said the man, whose identity has not been released, suffered severe head and back injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the dogs, all pit bull mixes, attacked the man after he jumped the fence at the Cal State Steel Company. Security guards who heard his screams called 911. Sheriff's deputies arrived to find the man badly mauled and still under attack. They said...

Pit bull seriously injures 12-year-old by Brooke W. Stanley Staff Writer Apr. 7, 2004 A pit bull escaped from its owner's yard and attacked a 12-year-old Gaithersburg boy last week, according to a Gaithersburg animal control officer. The boy was flown to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., police spokeswoman Joyce Utter said. As of Monday evening, he remained hospitalized. The boy was walking with two friends along Brian Court in the Newport Estates community at about 3 p.m. on March 31 when the dog got loose and attacked the boy, seriously injuring him, said Lisa Holland, a senior...