The attack occurred shortly after 9 p.m. in the 200 block of 16th Place.
Police said officers and the Clinton firefighters were dispatched after a report of a person walking on 16th Place being attacked by two large pit bull dogs.
The first officer on the scene shot at both dogs to stop the attack. The dogs fled the area. One dog was located a short time later. Officers were unable to locate the second dog, according to a news release from the police department.
Benjamin Nave, 31, of Clinton was transported to Mercy Medical Center in Clinton by Clinton firefighters and later transferred to the University of iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
The owner of the dogs has been identified by police.
The incident remains under investigation.
(Quad City Times - July 5, 2013)
