9-year-old bitten by dog, hospitalized with ‘potentially life-threatening injuries’

DALLAS, Ga. — A 9-year-old child was taken to a hospital after being bitten by a family dog Saturday, Dallas Police Dept. said.

Police said they dispatched officers at about 12:24 p.m. to the pavilion at Vista Lake subdivision in response to the animal bite call.

The child was taken to a local hospital with “potentially life-threatening injuries,” police said.

The dog bite is under investigation.

The circumstances behind the attack is currently not known.

This is a developing story.

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