CARROLL GARDENS, Brooklyn -- A 53-year-old man who was walking two dogs died after he apparently fell down a staircase in Brooklyn.
The man, identified as Christian "CJ" Dallett, of Massachusetts, was in town for the weekend, and helping his girlfriend who is a professional dog walker.
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He had just picked up the dogs, a pit bull and a mixed breed, Thursday night from a client's Carroll Street apartment, when he fell down the stairs.
The owner called the girlfriend to let her know Dallett had fallen. She was in the area walking another dog.
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The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.