Attacked Mail Carrier Released from Hospital

MINNEAPOLIS - The mail carrier, who was attacked by two pit bulls during his route in Minneapolis, was released from the hospital Thursday.

The mail carrier, Bryan Bloomquist, fled across the street on the 3300 bock of Colfax Avenue after the dogs showed aggressive behavior just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday. He jumped a fence, but could not escape the dogs. He suffered over 33 wounds on his arms as well as puncture wounds on his torso, said a North Memorial Hospital spokesperson. A neighbor helped fight off the dogs with a baseball bat, and another beat the dogs back with a yard sign.

The owner of the dogs, Deoncio Jackson, was reportedly not home at the time. The owners claim the dogs are less than a year old and have never attacked anyone. The sister and cousin of the owners were home and witnessed the attack.

Bloomquist ran across street, climbed over a fence neighbor use baseball bat to help beat the dogs, someone else grabbed a yard sign.

The dogs' owners were cited for $675 in fines for unlicensed pets, unleashed pets, unvaccinated pets and a lack of public protection from pets.