CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A boy died Sunday afternoon in a dog attack just outside the Town of Louisa, according to the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office.
At approximately 4:42 p.m. Sunday, deputies were dispatched to a report of a dog attack in the 1500 block of Jefferson Hwy.
“As deputies were responding to the scene, the caller reported that a dog was attacking a young child,” according to the sheriff’s release. “Upon arrival, deputies encountered a 4-year-old male child suffering from serious injuries while the dog continued to bite him.”
Deputies had to put the dog down, the breed of which they identified as an American Bully, to stop the attack. The child was transported to a local helipad to be medevaced to a hospital, but was subsequently pronounced deceased, according to the release.
“The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating this incident,” said the release. “Additional information will be released as it becomes available and as appropriate.”
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (540) 967-1234. Information can be shared anonymously through Louisa Crime Solvers at (800) 346-1466.
