Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Fontana boy attacked by pit bull
 Fontana Boy Attacked by Pit Bull
Fontana, CA - Eight-year-old Dakoda Mitchell was severely mauled by a pit bull last week. The boy's uncle said someone across the street let the dog loose on him and his 9-year-old brother Dallas. His brother's quick actions saved his life."The dog was locking on my brother, chewing on half of his face," said Dallas Mitchell, Dakoda's brother. "I tried to pull it off, hit it with the scooter, it let go and went in the house." After the ambulance took Dakoda away, police tracked the dog down not far from where the dog mauled the boy. When the dog then tried to attack an officer, the officer shot the dog, killing the animal.
Police are investigating the attack as a possible assault with a deadly weapon if they can prove the dog was intentionally let loose. They're trying to find the person who allegedly let the dog loose to ask him some questions.
As a result of the vicous attack, young Dakodo will have lifelong scars. But it's something that this family hopes will put other pit bull owners on notice. "Pit bulls can be very vicious," said Anthony Mitchell. "We know that people who train these dogs for that, and this is the result we get right here -- we get a little boy whose face is practically ripped off, who could be dead right now if it wasn't for his big brother, a 9-year-old child, saving him." Labels: child attack
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