DAYTON — Two dogs attacked a Dayton woman and a boy on Wednesday morning.
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Police were called out to the 400 block of Leland Avenue late Wednesday morning on reports of a dog attack.
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Dayton Police Sergeant Creigee S. Coleman told News Center 7 that a neighbor called 911 after hearing a boy, believed to be 8 or 9 years old, yelling for help in the backyard of a home.
A woman came out of the home and saw the boy being mauled by a family member’s dog.
“The adult female came outside quickly and saw the young child being mauled by a dog,” Coleman said. “She used some type of spatula or a spoon, or some type of object to try and beat the dog.”
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, police also said a neighbor fired a gun at one of the dogs, but it’s not clear if a bullet hit either one of the dogs.
The woman was able to get the boy away from the dog, and they ran inside the home, but the dog, as well as another dog, ran in after them and attacked them again.
When officers got to the scene, they discovered the two badly bleeding victims.
“The officers on scene saw the injuries sustained by the adult female, he provided a tourniquet,” Coleman said.
Both the woman and the boy suffered severe injuries. Police said they believe both will survive their injuries.
News Center 7 spotted the dogs’ owner on the scene, trying to convince one of the dogs to come to her. She walked it out to a Montgomery County Animal Resource Center (ARC) van. An ARC worker and officers then went into the home to secure the second dog and load it into the van as well.
As News Center 7’s Mike Campbell reported, it appears police, ARC workers, and the dogs’ owner will discuss and decide on both dogs’ futures.
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