Syracuse, N.Y. - A Syracuse man who police say stabbed and nearly killed a pit bull last week was arrested Thursday.

The man, Raqueeb A. Shadreem, 47, was also accused of attacking the dog’s owner, police officers said in a felony complaint filed in Syracuse City Court.

Shadreem attacked a man with a box cutter in the early hours of Oct. 21, police officers said in the court papers.

On Oct. 21, a caller told 911 dispatchers they had seen a lot of blood outside a house on the 500 block of East Willow Street. The pit bull was found in a nearby home and taken to the veterinary hospital.

Animal shelter staff named the dog Chance. The pet’s owner named the dog Papa King, police said.

The owner suffered cuts and a swollen left hand in the attack which required medical treatment, police sa

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