Pitbull attack on the 13 year old boy that happened around 6 30 wednesday night near the boys home at 27th and washington. It was just shocking. Reporter you worried about him. Umhmm. Reporter the boys sister asked us not to identify her. She says her brother was bitten repeatedly as he and his brother struggled to get the dog off him and medic responded and took victim to the hospital with multiple bite wounds. On his feet, his legs and his arms. Reporter family members heard the eighth grader screaming and came out to seat dogs teeth lock on the boys leg. They say the police tased the dog and fired two shots killing the pitbull. I just want my brother to be okay. Reporter delaware state Animal Welfare experts arrived on the scene. Their investigating exactly where the dog came from and who owned it. Although witnesses told them the dog was roaming the neighborhood just before the attacks. I think it should have died. Reporter now Animal Control Experts would not say anything publicly
Pitbull attack on the 13 year old boy that happened around 6 30 wednesday night near the boys home at 27th and washington. It was just shocking. Reporter you worried about him. Umhmm. Reporter the boys sister asked us not to identify her. She says her brother was bitten repeatedly as he and his brother struggled to get the dog off him and medic responded and took victim to the hospital with multiple bite wounds. On his feet, his legs and his arms. Reporter family members heard the eighth grader screaming and came out to seat dogs teeth lock on the boys leg. They say the police tased the dog and fired two shots killing the pitbull. I just want my brother to be okay. Reporter delaware state Animal Welfare experts arrived on the scene. Their investigating exactly where the dog came from and who owned it. Although witnesses told them the dog was roaming the neighborhood just before the attacks. I think it should have died. Reporter now Animal Control Experts would not say anything publicly
Well talk more about that with your seven day forecast and break it down later in the broadcast. Well see you then. Kathy, thanks. Breaking now at 5 00, prosecutors have just charge add 19yearold with deadly shooting of a 14yearold zamir price of northeast philadelphia facing a list of charges including murder and robbery. Police say he knot shot iain wisely last week on brows street while trying to rob him. Price turn himself in to Police Yesterday afternoon. Only on fox 29, fire investigators in allentown say improperly discarded smoking materials led to that blaze that ripped through a block of row homes last thursday night. The fire damaged eight homes. Six of them extensivel extensiv. Forced nearly two dozen people into the streets. The residents of the home where the fire began have not spoken publicly about that tragedy until now. Our bruce gordon is just back from allentown. Bruce. Reporter this is the two of two cousins working single moms who rented a house and made it a home
Eating pizza with her two kids when her sixyearold son noticed the flames. Within minutes, a stretch of eight row homes was a blaze. No one was hurt but half a dozen families lot of most of what they owned. Botts and shade lost everything. We cant even go back in the house. We cant see if theres anything salvageable. Theres nothing left. Reporter almost immediately friends and strangers reached out to help collecting donations, offering a place to stay. It was the next day somebody was handing me something. All when he was the clothes on our backs. So knowing that there was people out there who were willing to help us and everything, its amazing. Reporter but just as quickly others in the neighborhood pointed fingers of blame. Some claimed botts Young Children were home alone at the time of the fire. Untrue and unfair she says. The criticism has stunned. They pope fingers at us and say you did this. Youre the one that started this. Its your fault we dont have anything. Its just really