People need to control their animals. Dog shot and killed after attacking juvenile in Morton | 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Two dogs were reported as loose, and animal control was in the area searching for them, when a city employee, and a Good Samaritan happened across the dogs attacking a child.
A Village of Morton employee and a private citizen stopped to help the victim. Morton Fire Department paramedics transported the juvenile to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Before Morton Police arrived, one of the dogs charged at the citizen who had stopped to help. The citizen, a licensed concealed carry holder, fired a weapon and fatally shot the dog.
The second dog was captured by animal control. The owner of the two dogs is known, though they have not said what charges they may face.
Morton, Illinois, is about 5 miles east of Peoria, across the Illinois River. It is about 125 miles southwest of Chicago, though the drive will be closer to 160 miles.
People need to keep their animals under control, and they need to be held accountable for the injuries those animals inflict.
And self-defense against a dog, is still self-defense.
