Dogs responsible for killing 6-year-old in Northeast Portland euthanized, PPB says

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The two dogs that mauled a 6-year-old boy to death in Northeast Portland on Dec. 5 have been euthanized, the Portland Police Bureau said.

According to PPB, the Great Dane-mastiff mixes attacked the child at a family friend’s house on 112th Avenue in the Parkrose Heights neighborhood at approximately 7:30 a.m. A woman who attempted to stop the attack was hospitalized with minor injuries. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

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PPB spokesperson Mike Benner said that officers who responded to the attack arrived to find a bloody scene.

“They were greeted at the door by a woman who was covered in blood and had suffered some injuries trying to stop a dog attack,” Benner said.

The Multnomah County Animal Services is holding a third dog that was also at the home at the time of the attack as the investigation is ongoing.

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