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Paul Clarke's massive dog is accused of chasing down the boys, both aged 13-years-old, Friday afternoonand mauling them as they walked home from school.
The victims remain unidentified.
One of the teens is being treated for undisclosed injuries. at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson.
The menacing dog named 'Trigger' was eventually 'put down' by an animal control officer, Passaic County Assistant Prosecutor Michael DeMarco told the Star-Ledger.DeMarco did not specify how the dog was put down.
There appears to be no relationship between the victims and the dog's owner, who has been identified by prosecutors.
But a witness described the aftermath of the horrifying attack to the New York Post.
'The boy said, 'I got bit by a dog and I can't find my friend, we're looking for him,' Maria Zachus said. 'Then I heard the guy say, 'He's here, he's here! I found him!
'The father was screaming and crying, 'My son, my son, my son — but why here, oh God why, why?' Zachus continued.
Criminal charges have yet to be filed.
Paterson resident Orlando Cepeda told reporters he and his wife were walking through the area at approximately 4 p.m. Friday when they saw a teenage boy who was bleeding heavily from his left hand.
'He said, 'a dog bit me,' Cepeda said. 'He was running. He was scared.'
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