Four-year-old boy killed in rural Monroe Center dog attack
Ogle County officials said the child died at a Rockford hospital after a dog mauling; the sheriff described the dog as mixed breed.
Incident summary
Ogle County 911 received a call reporting that a 4-year-old boy had been mauled by a dog and CPR was in progress. The child was transported to a Rockford hospital, where he died. The sheriff said the dog was a mixed breed and was euthanized the following day. Officials said no criminal activity was involved and the investigation continued.
Sheriff Brian VanVickle said nothing criminal was involved. The dog was euthanized.
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Shaw Local, citing the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Brian VanVickle, reported that a 4-year-old rural Monroe Center boy died after a dog attack and that the mixed-breed dog was euthanized.
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