Owner wants answers after dog electrocuted on Chicago sidewalk
CHICAGO -- A Chicago man is out of the hospital, but he still has many questions as to why he ended up there, and why his dog ended up dead.
Brian Malone is urging dog owners to watch where they walk after his beloved pet was electrocuted on a sidewalk in Chicago, reported CBS Chicago.
Now city authorities are trying to get to the bottom of who's to blame.
Malone suffered electrical burns on his legs and a laceration on his hands while trying to save his dog. Two days after the incident, he's looking for someone to be held accountable.
For Malone, it's difficult to return to the place where his 6-year-old dog Ladanian died two days ago.
"Ladanian was my first puppy ever," Malone said. "He was my treat to myself for graduation from business school."
On Thursday, there's just a small spot covered in cement, but on Monday, there was an orange cone with electrical copper wiring attached to a fence and Ladanian got too close to it.
"Next thing I know Ladanian was shrieking and yelping and spasming like I've never heard and I think he lost control of his back legs and he eventually went down," Malone explained.
The dog died and Malone ended up getting hurt while trying to help him.
"In the process of me just trying to administer CPR suffering burns up my leg from the voltage," Malone said.
Now he's trying to find answers as to why the cone was there in the first place.
The city tells CBS Chicago a private contractor was working on the fence owned by the Marshall Field Apartments. In a statement they said they are aware of the incident and are cooperating with the investigation.
In the meantime, the dog owner said he's considering legal action.