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Police: 6-year-old boy rushed to hospital after being attacked by dogs According to APD, the boy made his way into a neighbor's yard and found himself in a dog enclosure. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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AT UNM HOSPITAL WITH THE LATEST. SASHA: DOUG, THAT 6-YEAR-OLD BOY IN CRITICAL CONDITION, GOING THROUGH AN EMERGENCY SURGERY HERE AT UNM HOSPITAL AFTER BEING BITTEN IN THE NECK, HEAD, AND FACE BY TWO DOGS. POLICE SAY THAT CHILD CLIMBED A NEIGHBOR’S FENCE BEFORE BEING ATTACKED. BLANCA HERNANDEZ -- >> I SAW HER FACE. SHE WAS SO SCARED. SASHA: WATCHING THE HORROR HAPPEN FROM ACROSS THE STREET >> I SAW A LITTLE GIRL RUNNING TO A HOUSE, CRYING AND SCARED. THEN THE MOM COMES WITH HER. RUNNING TO THE HOUSE. SASHA: THAT’S WHEN SHE AND OTHER NEIGHBORS STARTED HEARING SCREAMING. >> WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FIGHT OR SOME KIDS PLAYING AROUND YELLING. SASHA: A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY MADE HIS WAY INTO A NEIGHBOR’S YARD, ENDING UP IN A DOG ENCLOSURE. >> THE DOG WEREN’T OUT RUNNING LOOSE. THEY WERE INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE AND THE CHILD APPROACHED INSIDE THE DOG’S TERRITORY. >> A GUY INSIDE CAME WITH THE LITTLE BOY WITH ALL CUTS IN THE HEAD. SASHA: TWO OF THE DOGS, NOW IN QUARANTINE BY ANIMAL CONTROL, AFTER BITING THE LITTLE BOY FROM THE NECK UP. POLICE SAY THE DOG OWNER DID NOTHING WRONG. ALL OF THE DOGS WERE SECURED BEHIND A FENCE. BUT THIS TRAGEDY, CONCERNING NEIGHBORS. >> THAT’S KIND OF SCARY BECAUSE I HAVE THREE GRANDKIDS AND THEY GET INTO EVERYTHING. MY LITTLE BOY, HE’S VERY ADVENTUROUS AND HE LIKES TO GET INTO THINGS. BUT YEAH, SURE ENOUGH, KEEP AN EYE ON HIM. SASHA: MANY SAY, THEY WILL BE MORE ALERT AND ON GUARD WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR KIDS. AS FOR THE DOGS, POLICE SAY BY LAW, ANIMAL CONTROL CAN KEEP THE DOGS FOR 10 DAYS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE VICIOUS AND IF THEY HAVE ALL OF THEIR SHOTS AND RECORDS. IF EVERYTHING IS OK, THEY WILL BE RELEASED BACK TO THEIR OWNE I DID TALK TO THE DOG OWNER. SHE DID NOT WANT TO GO ON CAMERA BUT TOLD US HER DOGS ARE NOT VIOLENT. SHE SAYS THE BEST HE CAN -- DOES THE BEST SHE CAN KEEP THEM AWAY FROM PEOPLE. SHE ALSO SAID HER DOGS USUAL