A Friday night incident in Dorchester left a child hospitalized after the Boston Police Department reported the young one was bitten by a dog on Quincy Street around 6:45 p.m. Officers found the child with injuries and promptly notified animal control; the child was then taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to 7NEWS. Meanwhile, the dog involved was secured.
In a separate but similarly harrowing event, a police officer and a civilian were also sent to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a dog attack on Monday night in Dorchester. The Boston police were called to Dakota Street at approximately 8:30 p.m., and were unable to get safely control the aggressive canine, resulting in the police shooting and later killing the animal. The incident is still under investigation by local authorities, as reported by NBC Boston.
Two recent dog attacks in Dorchester are raising concerns about canine violence in the area. The incidents happened one after the other, leading law enforcement and animal control to reassess how they handle dog-related emergencies, as per 7NEWS. The dog involved in the Friday attack was secured, but the dog in the Monday incident was put down after causing harm.
