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Van Nuys Man Seriously Injured By His 2 Pit Bulls

VAN NUYS (CBS) — A man was mauled Monday night while trying to break up a fight between his two pit bulls.

The dog fight broke out in the 7400 block of Shoshone Avenue, between Sherman Way and Saticoy Street, about 9:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department Office Bruce Oakley of the West Valley Station.

The man was seriously injured by the dogs, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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