NEW MEXICO -- Neighbors said they have long suspected a pit bull that fatally attacked a 16-month-old Las Cruces toddler was aggressive.
Jazilyn Mesa and the 85-pound family dog were playing on Tuesday when the dog attacked the toddler in the head and chest. When her grandmother, Leticia Mesa, tried to help, the dog attacked her too.
Jazilyn Mesa and the 85-pound family dog were playing on Tuesday when the dog attacked the toddler in the head and chest. When her grandmother, Leticia Mesa, tried to help, the dog attacked her too.
Neighbor, Clarice Irons, said Mesa took the baby girl and tried hiding from the dog underneath the trampoline.
Eventually, another neighbor heard her screams and ran over to the house with a handgun. He shot at he dog, eventually killing it, but also accidentally shot the grandmother.
Eventually, another neighbor heard her screams and ran over to the house with a handgun. He shot at he dog, eventually killing it, but also accidentally shot the grandmother.
"I could see the baby open her eyes. I could just see one eye, I could see her moving her eye and I could see her moving her mouth, so I tried to tell her grandma that she was alive," Irons explained.
Unfortunately, the injuries were so severe that baby Jazilyn did not survive the attack.
The grandmother is recovering from her injuries.
(KOB - May 9, 2012)
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