Man Who Saved Neighbor Honored

A Tulsa man is honored for saving his neighbor from the jaws of a vicious dog. The Tulsa Police Department honored Michael Cook Tuesday for saving his neighbor, Marvin Battle.<br/><br/>Marvin was walking

Tuesday, July 24th 2007, 8:22 pm

By: News On 6

A Tulsa man is honored for saving his neighbor from the jaws of a vicious dog. The Tulsa Police Department honored Michael Cook Tuesday for saving his neighbor, Marvin Battle.

Marvin was walking his two dogs on April 25th when a Pit Bull suddenly attacked him, killing one of his dogs and severely injuring the other. Cook heard the commotion from his house thatâ€™s when he grabbed his gun, went outside and shot and killed the Pit Bull.

Despite saving Marvin's life Cook says he doesn't feel like a hero.

â€œIt just worked out that the dog was attacking him and I was there, that's pretty much, ya know, it,â€ said good samaritan Michael Cook. â€œAs far as being a hero, Marvin's the hero for fighting that dog off for such a long time.â€

Battle had to get 22 stitches in his leg because of the attack. He says he still has nightmares but feels lucky just to be alive.

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