Updated: 8:00 PM EST December 30, 2020
BOSTON An 11-year-old boy is undergoing surgery after he was mauled by a dog in Boston s Dorchester neighborhood, according to authorities.
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross says an off-duty police officer heard the sounds of screaming in the area of Davidson Avenue and Rockfield Terrace at 12:09 p.m. Wednesday, and the officer saw a pit bull attacking the child in a back yard.
According to Gross, the officer intervened and fired his department-issued gun in order to stop the attack from continuing. It is not clear at this time if the dog or child was struck by gunfire, the commissioner says.
"Please, no unruly parties," Commissioner Gross said. "We want everyone to have a safe and festive new year, but keeping in mind COVID-19, and what a dangerous pandemic it is."
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An 11-year-old boy in Boston was mauled by a dog Wednesday and was undergoing surgery for his vicious injuries, authorities said.
An off-duty Boston police officer was in the city s Dorchester neighborhood around 12:10 p.m. when he heard screams, the Boston Police Department told Fox News. He found the child being attacked in a backyard by a pit bull, Police Commissioner William Gross told reporters.
The officer opened fire using his service weapon to stop the attack, police said. It was not clear if the dog was hit.
Police sergeant put on leave over bodycam footage of George Floyd protests
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In one of the videos, an officer is seen boasting about hitting a protester with their vehicle.
The video was posted by the news site The Appeal and showed officers using mace on protesters, making comments about attacking the demonstrators and charging at them during the May 31 event, shortly after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.
In one of the videos, an unidentified officer is seen talking with another about striking a protester with their vehicle. When the officer finds out they re being recorded on a body camera, they begin to change their story.
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