Man mauled to death by pit bulls at Lancaster home

A man was mauled to death by pit bulls at a home in Lancaster, authorities said Sunday.

Deputies were dispatched at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12 to the 44000 of 22nd Street East regarding a “vicious animal” call, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The deputies arriving at the scene reported a man being attacked by two pit bulls. A deputy fired a shot at one of them, striking the dog in the leg.

Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries...