Boy Attacked and killed by a pit bull

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HENDERSONVILLE, NC (FOX Carolina) -
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office said a 6-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a pitbull on Tuesday afternoon.

Deputies said they shot and killed the dog to get to the child but it was too late to save his life. Deputies said the call came in around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

The attacked happened on Piney Ridge Drive at the dog owner's property, according to deputies.

The child was staying at his grandparents home next door to the dog owner's property, according to deputies.

A 911 call from the boy's mother said she went inside to use the restroom for five minutes and came out to find him lying in the neighbor's yard. The boy's mother said her son played with the dog and the dog was familiar with him, according to the call.

The mother told dispatchers she didn't think her son was breathing and that he was not responding when she called out to him, according to the call. She also told dispatchers that the neighbor's gate was locked and she could not get inside their yard, according to the call.

The mother told dispatchers her son and other kids climbed the fence frequently and that the home owner's were not home, according to the 911 call.

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