One dog has been euthanized, another is in animal control custody

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WEBVTT DEFINED IS LIVE INLOWELL FOR US -- NICLO IS LIVEIN LOWELL.>> SHE TELLS US HER NEPHEW,SEVEN YOU'RE SO, WAS A STRAIGHTA STUDENT WHO LOVED ANIMALS.THERE'S A GROWING MEMORIAL INTHE LITTLE BOY'S HONOR.THEY COME IN TO THE SPOT WHERE ASEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY LOST HIS LIFESATURDAY.TWO PET TH DOG, HE WENT TO GRABA TOY OR SOMETHING AND THEYATTACKED HIM.>> MICHELLE TELLS US HER NEPHEWWANTED TO GET THE TWO PITBULLSTHAT LIVED HERE A CLEAR STREETIN LOWELL, SOMETHING HE ENJOYEDIN THE PAST.>> HE WAS VERY LOVABLE, HE LOVESPEOPLE AND HE LOVES ANIMALS.RIGHT NOW JUST IN SHOCK.>> THE DOGS ATTACKING THE YOUNGBOY AS FAMILY AND NEIGHBORSLOOKED ON IN HORROR.THE FAMILY GATHERING TOGETHERMONDAY JUST A FEW DOORS AWAYFROM THIS GROWING MEMORIAL WHEREA STEADY FLOW OF THOSE WHO LOVEDTHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTCAME TO HONOR HIS LIFE.>> HE'S ALWAYS PLAYING WITH MYKIDS, HE WAS ALWAYS AROUND.WE REALLY DO MISS HIM.>> THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TELLINGUS AT THIS POINT, CHARGES HAVENOT BEEN FILED.COMING UP AT 6:00, WE WILL HAVEMORE ON HIS CITY COUNCIL OR INLIGHT OF THE SITUATION WHO WILLBE PROPOSING AN ORDINANCETOMORROW NIGHT TO BAN PITBULLSIN THE CITY, A CONTROVERSYORDINANCE THAT HAS SEEN -- HAS

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A 7-year-old boy is dead after being attacked by two pit bulls in Lowell, Massachusetts according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.Lowell police responded at 6 p.m. Saturday to a report of an injured child at a home on Clare Street.The child was dead when police arrived at the home. A preliminary investigation indicates the boy entered a fenced-in area where there were two pit bulls and was then attacked."We were sprinting down the street and saw everyone screaming and two dogs dragging this kid around," one neighbor said.One of the pit bulls escaped the enclosed area and was later found and euthanized. The other pit bull is in custody of animal control. Grieving neighbors gathered at the makeshift memorial that marks where the boy was killed.“He rode his bike a lot. He was always playing with my kids,” one neighbor said.Some parents in the neighborhood are stepping up some rules for their kids. “No more playing around, no more jumping around the fence. Hopefully, people around here with dogs will keep them on a leash,” one parent said.Lowell passed an ordinance in 2011 that had strict rules about pit bulls, but the legislature said it discriminated against certain dog breeds.City Councilor Rodney Elliott said he plans to reintroduce the effort at meeting Tuesday night. The boy's name has not been released.“We mourn the loss of a vibrant member of the Lowell Public School community who will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends during this difficult time,” said Jeannine Durkin, deputy superintendent of Student Support Services at Lowell Public Schools. Durkin said Lowell Public Schools Critical Incidence Response Team and the school’s administrative team reached out to students, families and school personnel with on-site counseling and resources for anyone who may need it after the incident.No charges have been filed.