Police kill two dogs after US Amazon driver dies in apparent animal attack

Man's body found on lawn of home in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, where police later shot English mastiff and German shepherd

Two dogs were fatally shot by police after an Amazon driver was found dead near them on Monday night with what appeared to be wounds from an animal attack.

Police in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, said they found a man's body on the front lawn of a home about 7pm after neighbors reported a van had been parked there for many hours. Investigators discovered that the dead man was an Amazon delivery driver.