The Arizona estate of rapper DMX was raided resulting in Maricopa County Sheriff deputies rescuing twelve pit bulls from the Cave Creek, AZ residence on Friday morning. According to a report from KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, a further search of the property yielded three canine corpses, one of which “seemed to be burned.” Also found — “a large number of weapons, some drug paraphernalia, and a lot of cars that don’t match the license plates.”

DMX’s lawyer, Murray Richman, says the rapper (real name Earl Simmons) hasn’t been to his Arizona home for several months:

“Earl had a caretaker, who obviously wasn’t taking care. Earl loves those dogs.” No arrests have been made.”