2-year-old boy recovering at home after being attacked by dog in Edmond

People who live in an Edmond neighborhood were relieved to learn that a 2-year-old boy who was attacked by a dog Tuesday afternoon is recovering."It's just a miracle," neighbor David Lee said.Members of the boy's family, who didn't want to talk on camera, told KOCO 5 the boy was released from a hospital Tuesday night and is doing well. They said the situation has been overwhelming but they are glad to be home.Kimber Roberts, a neighbor who stepped in to help during the attack outside the home near Coltrane Road and Second Street, said the boy is a fighter. "When I got there to him, you can tell that he was fighting," Roberts said. "It just makes my heart happy knowing that he's gonna be OK."According to a police report, a female pit bull attacked while the 2-year-old and his father were visiting family and the child tried to take the dog's toy out of her mouth. "You imagine not only the terrible trauma this child went through, but what the man went through to see this happen to his child," Lee said.Edmond police told KOCO 5 the dog wasn't up to date on his shots and has been euthanized.

People who live in an Edmond neighborhood were relieved to learn that a 2-year-old boy who was attacked by a dog Tuesday afternoon is recovering.

"It's just a miracle," neighbor David Lee said.


Members of the boy's family, who didn't want to talk on camera, told KOCO 5 the boy was released from a hospital Tuesday night and is doing well. They said the situation has been overwhelming but they are glad to be home.

Kimber Roberts, a neighbor who stepped in to help during the attack outside the home near Coltrane Road and Second Street, said the boy is a fighter.

"When I got there to him, you can tell that he was fighting," Roberts said. "It just makes my heart happy knowing that he's gonna be OK."

According to a police report, a female pit bull attacked while the 2-year-old and his father were visiting family and the child tried to take the dog's toy out of her mouth.

"You imagine not only the terrible trauma this child went through, but what the man went through to see this happen to his child," Lee said.

Edmond police told KOCO 5 the dog wasn't up to date on his shots and has been euthanized.