‘Horrific Scene': Charges Pending After NYC Toddler Is Mauled to Death by Family Dog - NBC New York

What to Know

• A 19-month-old boy in Brooklyn died after he was attacked by a family dog while he was under the care of older children, a "horrific" incident in which charges are pending, according to police.
• Officers responded to a call late Tuesday about a dog attack at an apartment in Flatbush. When they arrived, police saw the bloody young boy with bite wounds to his neck and shoulder, according to police
• The children were left in the care of their father, who apparently was at work and left the children unattended at the time of the incident, police said Wednesday.

A 19-month-old boy in Brooklyn died after he was attacked by a family dog while he was under the care of older children, a "horrific" incident in which charges are pending, according to police.

Officers responded to a call late Tuesday about a dog attack at an apartment on the 300 block of East 17th Street in Flatbush. When they arrived, police saw the bloody young boy with bite wounds to his neck and shoulder, according to the police department.

The boy was transported to Maimonides Hospital, according to the FDNY, where the toddler was pronounced dead.

It's unclear who the other person was but police say the boy was being watched by a 9-year-old boy and an 11-year-old boy. The children were left in the care of their father, who apparently was at work and left the children unattended at the time of the incident, police said Wednesday.

The dog, described as a rottweiler, had been contained inside of a room before the cops got there and it is now under the care of Animal Care and Control. It is unclear what officials plan to do with the dog.

According to NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Kemper of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, said that there was a previous dog attack involving the same animal biting one of the children "about a year or two ago." It is unclear what child was bitten in that incident.

Police say an investigation is ongoing and charges are pending in relation to Tuesday's tragic death.

"This is a horrific scene, a terrible terrible tragedy. I can't imagine what the family is going through," Kemper said.

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‘Horrific Scene': Charges Pending After NYC Toddler Is Mauled to Death by Family Dog - NBC New York
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