SPOKANE, Wash. — Halloween 2023 will forever be remembered as a tragic, heartbreaking night for one Spokane family, after their dog attacked and killed their four-year-old child.
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According to the Spokane Police Department (SPD), the family’s dog had attacked their four-year-old child.
Hammers said a grandma, grandpa and the little boy live together in a home in the 900 block of East Dalton Avenue.
"We didn't hear the attack, we didn't hear anything like that,” Hammers said. “We didn't hear anything until grandpa came out and was looking for someone to help."
Hammers is a nurse, primarily working with elderly people in nursing homes. He went inside his neighbor’s home to help, and there he found a graphic scene he was not prepared for
He said he saw the little boy in his grandma’s arms.
"He was having some trouble breathing, but he was still breathing. There was a considerable amount of blood loss,” he said.
Hammers said the grandma kept pressure on her grandson’s wound, as Hammer directed her to turn him on his side.
“Jenna was on the phone with 911, and so I came back over and told her to tell them to hurry, the kid is critical,” Hammers said.
Within minutes, just after 8 p.m., SPD officers were on scene and inside the home administering aid to the child. Eventually, the four-year-old was taken away in an ambulance and transferred to SFD and AMR.
As for the dog in question, SPD said the “family’s valiant attempt to save the child’s life resulted in the dog being severely injured and beyond help.”
Officers euthanized the animal on scene Tuesday night. According to Hammers, the dog is a Pit Bull mix of some kind.
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