Eight-year old injured in dog attack

INDIANA -- An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after being attacked by a dog in an east side neighborhood Saturday.

Medics were called to the 1300 block of North LaSalle Street around 5:22 p.m.

Indianapolis Animal Control confirms an 8-year-old boy suffered multiple bites causing deep cuts to his legs and arm.

The boy was taken to Riley Hospital.

The circumstances of the attack remain under investigation.

Animal Control reported the dog had been contained and no longer posed a threat to the public.

(Fox 59 - ‎Sep 5, 2015‎)