City Marshals Find Dead Body, Bloodstained Dog While Serving Eviction Papers On UES

Outside the apartment building, a cop watches Bones the dog (NY1)

Yesterday morning, city marshals were at 344 East 62nd Street to deliver eviction papers. Instead, they found a dead body and a bloodstained dog. The Daily News reports, "Cops collared dead man's roommate hours after he told authorities he was 'having a bad day,' a cop source said." Shaun Dyer, 40, was charged with second-degree murder; NY1 says that while the dog was in the apartment and covered in blood, "Police say... the animal didn't appear to have anything to do with the man's death."

Witnesses say they heard Dyer and the victim, David Shahda, 47, arguing. According to the Post, it's unclear if the argument was "triggered by their imminent eviction for not paying rent," but they owed six or seven months. The Post adds that Dyer "has a record of some 20 arrests for crimes that include assault and possession of stolen property." One witness told the News, "One was yelling, 'Give me my keys!' The other guy was like, 'Stop it - it hurts.'"

The dog, reportedly a pitbull, may have mauled the victim's body after he was killed. Neighbors had mixed experiences with the dog—some said he was nice and simply protective of the owner while others claim the dog was menacing and bit them.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 14, 2011 11:48 AM

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JacksBack72

Hey Wait-a-minute !!

If the dog was truly 'nice and protective'. . . shouldn't there be TWO dead bodies in the apartment- that of the 'kill-er' and the 'Kill-ee'?! I'm starting to think that the dog was in on it the whole time for the insurance money!! The Police's K9 unit should be taking a hard look at the dog!

(Motive? Was the apartment. . . rent-controlled?!?)

TimSPC

It's a damn shame what they did to that dog.

Karina in Toronto

Oh for Pete's sake, can we stop with the sensationalizing? Must you guys always toss out some BS when it comes to Pit Bulls like "The dog, reportedly a pitbull, may have mauled the victim's body after
he was killed. Neighbors had mixed experiences with the dog—some said
he was nice and simply protective of the owner while others claim the
dog was menacing and bit them" C'mon guys, you're just talking nonsense no.

FU Boy

Uh, click on the Post article link. Three people went on record saying the dog attacked them, one being Dyer's friend.

There are some good nuggets in there thought:

"Others, who asked not to be identified, said the owner abused his animal — turning a once-tame pet into a snarling beast."

And

"“I knew him when he was a good-natured and good dog,” said one man.
“I took him for a walk once. The dog takes on the personality of the
owner. If the dog is mistreated, he’s going to mistreat others.”"

Although, I do prefer this quote from the Daily News:
"I never felt threatened by the dog," said Allison Tuffy, 32. "I felt threatened by the person."The problem is not the breed, specifically, it's the owner.

TheRealCannibal

The pit bull MAY have actually been a demon spirit from the netherworld, the man MAY have had an assassination plot to kill the president, the apartment MAY have actually been a spaceship...