Dog Shot After Attacking 7-Year-Old

By G. Halek

TOLEDO, OHIO — A 7-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she sustained multiple wounds to her face from an apparent dog attack. During the incident, her caregiver attempted to wrestle control of the dog but failed. A bystander heard the screams of the child and responded to the scene in possession of a handgun. After seeing the caregiver repeatedly fail to get the girl away from the dog, the bystander shot at the dog four times — striking it at least once.

The dog released the girl and the caregiver got her to safety. According to the Toledo Blade, animal control took custody of the dog. The man complied with requests from police and he is not currently facing any charges in connection to the shooting.

This is one of those tense situations where a gun owner responds to the sounds of a screaming child and finds himself locked in a tough situation. While the accuracy of a gun isn’t really in question, firing in close proximity to an innocent victim is pretty nerve-wracking.

It appears that the only way to get the dog to give up the child was to shoot it. In that case, judicious marksmanship on …Read the Rest

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