A vicious pit bull mauled its owner to death inside a Bronx apartment early Friday morning, police said.
Officers responded to the apartment in the building on Simpson Street near Home Street in Longwood at around 3 a.m.
Investigators said the pet dog grabbed 41-year-old Kaheem Robinson by the jugular and mauled him until officers fired shots to stop the bloodbath.
“I told him that dog was no good. It’s a pit bull, they go berserk,” a friend of the victim said.
“The dog wasn’t vicious at all, I played with the dog myself. I put my hands in the dog’s mouth. We would just play around. It could have been me. With any dog, they could turn any minute.”
The owner struggled to afford food for himself and the dog, according to the friend.
“He was barely feeding himself, so when he made meals he got to feed the dog too,” the friend said.
“He would go up to these [food pantries] he would get stuff for him. They would also give out dog food. He would get a 6-pound bag every couple of days.”
