The girl, who police did not name, was taken to St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit after the bite by the pit bull, Sgt. William Reichling said.
The little girl has been identified as Kyla Kelley and she suffered extensive injuries.
He said police were called to the Jackson and Griffin area about 4 p.m. Friday for a dog bite. Officers were flagged down in a vacant lot between Jackson and Sherman. The girl was bit by a neighbor’s dog, Reichling said.
He said the girl was playing with the neighbor children when somehow the dog got out of its owner’s home. The neighbor child was trying to get a leash on the dog and somehow the 9-year-old girl was bit, Reichling said. He did not know if the victim was trying to help or was playing with the dog when the bite occurred.
The dog was taken by the city’s animal control. No one has been charged or cited, Reichling said.
The case is being forwarded to the detective bureau for further investigation.
(Detroit Free Press - Aug 9, 2015)
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