Dog attack leaves one dead, 3 hurt, including Boston police officers
BOSTON - One person was killed and three others were hurt in a horrific dog attack Monday in Boston. Two of those wounded were police officers.
Boston dog attack
It happened just after 4:30 p.m. on Dennison Street in Roxbury.
A source close to the situation told WBZ-TV the dog bit the arm of one its owners, nearly taking it off. That's when her husband jumped in to save her. As he attempted to rescue his wife, he was also bit.
"The homicide unit, because of the extent of the injuries, was called out to the scene," said Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin.
A neighbor across the street witnessed the incident, but asked to remain anonymous. He said the responding officers asked people in the home if there was another way into the house.
Dog attack video
They were concerned about the aggression of the dogs, which were behind a fence. As soon as the gate opened, surveillance video from a neighbor's home showed an officer getting attacked.
"I could hear her just give a little bit of a scream and then walk back. The gate was open and that's when the dog came out and went after the other officer," the anonymous neighbor told WBZ-TV. "He was backing off, backing off, and he was trying to tell the dog to back off. But then the dog was pretty aggressive."
Boston Police shoot dog
He watched as the officer fired shots at the animal.
"I mean it has to be done. You can't be attacking people or biting them. This was not just a little nip. It's a pretty bad attack," said Kim Beaudet, a neighbor who lives across the street, "They bark all day. They aren't really socialized. They were always behind the gate, I mean fence. They weren't particularly friendly, but they were always behind the fence."
Boston Police said all four victims were rushed to area hospitals and that one of them later died. They have not released the victims' names at this point in the investigation.
The dog from the attack was removed from the area along with three other dogs in the home. A Boston Police spokesman told WBZ the dog in the attack was shot, but as of Tuesday morning its condition was "unknown."
