Harford County boy, 4, seriously injured in playground dog attack
Sheriff’s animal-control investigators said a leashed dog attacked the child during an encounter at a neighborhood playground.
Incident summary
Harford County Animal Control investigated after a 4-year-old boy was seriously injured during a consensual encounter with a leashed dog at a neighborhood playground. The sheriff’s office said the child was transported by EMS to a hospital and later released. Investigators were searching for the dog and owner and described the animal as a believed German Shepherd mix.
Animal Control was actively seeking the dog and owner when the release was issued. No charge or final animal disposition was established in the source reviewed.
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The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said a 4-year-old boy was seriously injured when a leashed dog attacked him at a playground and described the dog as believed to be a German Shepherd mix.
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