The attack happened at a home in the 6800 block of Beechnut Street at 4:50 p.m. Police said a man left his son alone with the family pit bull as he went outside to turn on a sprinkler system.
When he walked into the house, the dog was found attacking the child as he sat in a bouncing chair, police said.
The pit bull then attacked the boy's mother, biting her twice. Police said the father was able to grab the dog by its neck and drag it outside, where it was shot and killed.
The was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No further information was released, and the incident remains under investigation.
(NBC5 - April 19, 2015)
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