Boy who survived Okla. tornado killed by dog

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Show Caption Hide Caption Family loses home to tornado, loses son in dog attack A 5-year-old boy staying with friends after his family home was destroyed by an Oklahoma tornado is attacked and killed by a dog.

A family who thought they lost everything in an Oklahoma tornado is now coping with the loss of their 5-year-old son.

The boy, a survivor of the Moore, Okla., tornado last month, was allegedly killed by a Bullmastiff over the weekend at a family friend's home in Jessieville, Ark. The boy was staying with family friends after his home in Norman was destroyed by a tornado.

"They lost everything," Garland County Deputy Scott Hinojosa said of the boy's family.

A police report said the boy was throwing a temper tantrum over putting on a pair of shoes. While the woman caring for him was trying to calm him down, her dog came from another room and attacked the child.

"The dog possibly attacked because he felt threatened," Hinojosa said.

The boy was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital.

Police said they will wait for the investigation to be completed before determining whether the dog's owners will face any charges.