A 4-year-old boy was mauled to death in a dog attack Tuesday night in Hazel Park, police said.
His 14-year-old sister called 911 at about 6:45 p.m. to report her mother was trying to stop a male pit bill from attacking him at their home on East Woodruff, authorities said in a statement.
The family had been fostering the 60-pound canine, according to the release.
Investigators learned the mother cut the animal with a knife to defend her son.
When police officers responded to the scene with the Hazel Park Fire Department and saw the dog "actively attacking" the 4-year-old, they used Tasers to free him, authorities wrote.
The pit bull ran out of the house. The boy, who sustained serious wounds to his neck and body, was rushed by ambulance to a hospital and pronounced dead.
His 38-year-old mother also was hospitalized for treatment of dog bite injuries that were not believed to be life threatening.
His 14-year-old sister called 911 at about 6:45 p.m. to report her mother was trying to stop a male pit bill from attacking him at their home on East Woodruff, authorities said in a statement.
The family had been fostering the 60-pound canine, according to the release.
Investigators learned the mother cut the animal with a knife to defend her son.
When police officers responded to the scene with the Hazel Park Fire Department and saw the dog "actively attacking" the 4-year-old, they used Tasers to free him, authorities wrote.
The pit bull ran out of the house. The boy, who sustained serious wounds to his neck and body, was rushed by ambulance to a hospital and pronounced dead.
His 38-year-old mother also was hospitalized for treatment of dog bite injuries that were not believed to be life threatening.