A 1-year-old boy died in Connecticut after a dog bit him, police mentioned, marking the second young baby to be killed by a canine within the U.S. this week.
Police responded simply after 3 p.m. native time on Wednesday to a home in East Hartford the place the kid had been bitten a number of instances by a canine, Officer Marc Caruso, a police spokesperson, mentioned in a information launch.
Emergency responders carried out lifesaving measures and took the kid to a hospital, however the boy died “regardless of the valiant efforts of medical professionals,” Caruso mentioned.
The canine that attacked the boy was described as a Dalmatian pit bull combine, CBS affiliate WFSB-TV reported.
The loss of life is underneath investigation, Caruso mentioned, including that two dogs had been faraway from the home.
“Our ideas and prayers are with the household and family members as they mourn their loss,” Caruso mentioned. “May they discover solace and power throughout this difficult time.”
The deaths comes simply days after an infant was killed and the kid’s dad and mom injured in a canine attack at a New Jersey home over the weekend.
According to Forbes, round 30 to 50 individuals die as a consequence of canine bites annually, and almost 30% of deadly canine assaults concerned a sufferer between the ages of 1 and 4.
