Pit Bull Put to Death After Being Stabbed by Man in Central Park

Skyscrapers overlook Central Park and Gapstow Bridge on April 17, 2018. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo

NEW YORK—A man stabbed a pit bull following a quarrel with the dog’s owner in New York City’s Central Park, officials said.

The seriously injured dog was transported to a local animal clinic, where he was euthanized after the stabbing Saturday evening, police said.