PIT BULL ATTACKS 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A pit bull mauled a 3-year-old boy, biting the toddler on his head and face, and was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy, officials said Wednesday. Henry Echoes, 3, was bitten bit·ten v. A past participle of bite. bitten Verb the past participle of bite about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, outside his home in the 1100 block of East Avenue R-3, officials said. He was airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , where he was listed in good condition. Authorities said the dog was running loose in the neighborhood at the time of the attack. ``There may be criminal liability for the animal getting out and causing injury,'' said Lt. Terry Eversol of the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control Department. Eversol said his department was investigating whether they had ever received previous complaints about the dog running loose. After the dog attacked the child, neighbors managed to corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most it in the back yard of a nearby home and called authorities. When authorities arrived, the dog charged animal control officers and deputies who responded to the call, and Deputy John Donaldson
John Wesley Donaldson (February 20, 1892-April 12, 1970) was an American baseball player in the Negro League. He was born in Glasgow, Missouri. Researchers have documented much of his career. shot and killed the dog with a single shotgun shotgun: see small arms. shotgun Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds. blast. Sheriff's deputies located the dog's home down the street and authorities impounded two other pit bulls and a Queensland heeler heel·er n. 1. One who heels shoes. 2. Informal A ward heeler. heeler Noun Austral & NZ a dog that herds cattle by biting at their heels from the back yard. The owners, whose names were not released, were not at home at the time. Animal control officials said they would inspect the property to ensure the animals won't be able to get out before returning the impounded dogs. |
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