Update:
Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Wade Kizer says there were 7 Rottweilers at the home at the time of the attack. But, police have narrowed down the attacking dogs to 2, and Kizer says late Thursday afternoon the boy's father agreed to have those 2 dogs put down.
According to police, six-year-old Matthew Logan Johnson was in his backyard when he was attacked by the 2 Rottweilers. Kizer says the father was home at the time, but police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack. He says an autopsy report released Thursday shows Logan died of multiple dog bites to his head, face and legs.
Kizer noted residents who have 5 or more dogs must have a kennel license. Authorities are investigating whether the father had a license for the 7 dogs in the home. All 7 dogs were seized and are at the county shelter in the custody of Henrico Animal Control. Kizer says no decision has been made yet on what will happen to the 5 Rottweilers that were not involved in the attack.
The neighbor who lives directly behind the house where those dogs attacked tells me the family had only lived there for a few months and from what he could tell; their dogs were pretty average. Neighbor Charlie Pack says, "They'd bark every once in a while, you know, they'd go out there. They'd bark at noise or whatever and if I would go out there, they would bark when they hear me but that's about all. They didn't seem to be vicious or anything."
At this time, no charges have been filed.
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