Man dead after pit bull attack in his Baker City home

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 53-year-old northeast Oregon man was killed when he apparently tried to break up a pit bull fight in his home.

http://Idahonews.com reports that Mitchelle Dean Segerdahl was found dead in his home in Baker City on Sept. 9.

The cause of death was listed as a dog bite to the neck. Two pit bulls were also dead in the house, while Baker City police impounded and destroyed four others found there.