A Florida man is being remembered as the “life of the party” after he was attacked by a neighbor’s “aggressive” dog” and died days later.
Michael Arthur Fabjon Jr., 49, died on Feb. 9 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City Beach after authorities said he was “taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries” following a dog attack on Feb. 4, according to NBC affiliate WJHG, which cited his obituary.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) announced on Facebook that it was investigating a dog attack on Feb. 4. Deputies later arrested the owner of the “aggressive dog” for “resisting” them and animal control officers, and the dog owner was then charged with resisting officers/obstruction without violence, per the office.
On Feb. 5, the office identified Fabjon as the victim, noting that he was in “critical condition at a local hospital” at the time.
The BCSO did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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WJHG reported earlier this month, citing an incident report from the BCSO, that Fabjon was outside with his dog and talking to a neighbor on Feb. 4 when the neighbor recalled a fight breaking out between Fabjon’s animal and another neighbor’s pit bull, Gunner.
After the pair broke up the fight, Gunner reportedly left the scene. The dog then returned and attacked Fabjon while biting his neck, according to the outlet, which reported that a property resident eventually called the dog back inside.
Around 5 p.m., deputies responded to the scene and administered CPR before Fabjon was hospitalized, WJHG said.
As Bay County Animal Control attempted to retrieve Gunner, the dog’s owner reportedly barricaded himself in his front door, before claiming that Fabjon’s own dog attacked him, according to WJHG’s coverage of the incident report. Both dogs reportedly had a history, and Gunner was euthanized shortly after the attack, the outlet reported.
“The breed of the dog is not of great concern to us, but whether or not the dog or the owner had previously been warned or provided classification that the dog was a dangerous animal,“ Chris Coram of the BCSO told WJHG.
Bay County Animal Control said in a statement to WJHG that they “determined that the dog was a danger to the animal control officers and the community at large and subsequently euthanized the animal.”
In his obituary, loved ones remembered Fabjon as the “life of the party no matter where he went” and as someone known for “always making those around him laugh and smile.”
He is survived by his daughter, son, parents, brother and his “fur baby,” Beasty Boy.
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