Questions surrounding a man's death over the weekend prompted Person County authorities to seize a pitbull. Deputies found the body of Eugene Cameron, 65, of Henderson, under a carport at 1189 Semora Road, west of Roxboro, late Saturday. Family members said he was checking on the house while his friend was out of town. Witnesses said that Cameron was found naked, with his clothes balled up beside him, and bloody dog paw prints surrounded him. He had a severe injury to his right arm that could have caused him to bleed out, and the injury was consistent with a dog bite, according to a warrant. Person County animal control officers seized an 8-year-old pitbull named DMX from Antonio Ford, who lives next to the house where Cameron was found dead. Ford insists that DMX was caged up Saturday night. "Unless he got a key to get out, I know he was in there," he said. Sheriff Dewey Jones said Tuesday that the preliminary autopsy results indicate that the injuries that killed Cameron were consistent with a dog bite, but he said it could be several weeks before tests determine whether Ford's dog was responsible. Ford said he saw Cameron's body, and he doesn't believe they look like a dog attack. "He should have bite marks on his arms, neck, everywhere – all over his body," he said. "A dog is going for you. "Why was he naked? I guess my dog took his clothes off?" he continued. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11147358/
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