Initial reports by investigators identified the dog as a pit bull. The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release Tuesday afternoon revising the breed of dog
Three other family members were injured trying to pull the 135-pound dog off of the child, identified as Michael Naglee. Michael's family was visiting with his grandparents at their Nehalem home.
Deputies said they responded to reports of a dog attack but by the the time they arrived at Robert and Betty Naglee's Nehalem residence, little Michael had been rushed to hospital. He was later pronounced deceased.
In a press release, deputies said they arrived to find the dog "highly agitated" and locked inside a room in the home. Deputies were not able to corral the dog using a dog snare and ultimately shot and killed the canine inside the home.
Michael's parents were not present at the home at the time of the incident.
(KATU - July 5, 2011)
