Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis mom recounts vicious dog attack:
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis mother put her life on the line to protect her kids during a vicious dog attack.
Angel Rivers and her two sons, Marcal, 8, and Kani Jr, 3, are still wearing the bandages and scars from the brutal bites.
“My injuries were life-threatening and they didn’t know what the outcome was going to be, but sometimes your body has more strength than what you know because I fought for my kids,” Rivers said.
Last month, the boys were on their trampoline in north Minneapolis when she says a pit bull from next door jumped on with them. A second pit bull was circling, barking.
“They just came out of nowhere,” Marcal said.
Rivers says motherly instinct took over.
“I just was like, ‘Oh no, my babies are in trouble.’” she said. “I knew I’m going to have to fight, and I’m going to have to fight really hard.”
The dogs shredded both her arms down to the bone and mangled her foot. She’s had several surgeries and had to learn how to walk again.
Marcal escaped with some bites on his leg and called for help.
“He did a good job,” Rivers said. “I’m so proud of him.”
Kani had part of his face torn open.
“I just like hovered over [Kani] because I’m just like, ‘Well, if something happens to me, I’ll fall forward on him and he’ll be OK,’” Rivers said.
Finally, relief came in the form of a good Samaritan neighbor.
“There was a board there, I picked that up and was swinging it at the dogs trying to get them off of her,” Ron Swengel, their neighbor, told WCCO last month.
“We really live in an area that people look out for other people,” Rivers said. “[Ron] put himself on the line essentially too.”
Rivers says it could be a year before she fully heals.
“I can’t pick up things, so I can’t pick up my little baby,” she said.
The dogs were euthanized. Rivers hasn’t spoken to their owner.
She’s started an online fundraiser to help with medical bills.
Rivers says she feels “very blessed…like God does have his arms around all of us.”
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed a new ordinance that carries a ban on assault weapons but won’t take effect unless there are major changes to state law.
Minneapolis gun ban ordinance signed
What we know:
The Minneapolis City Council approved the ordinance during its meeting last week.
The firearm regulations ordinance includes a ban on assault weapons, ghost guns, binary triggers, and high-capacity magazines. The ordinance also includes safe storage provisions for firearms.
Big picture view:
Many of the provisions in the law won’t go into effect unless there is a change in state law. Currently, Minnesota law prevents municipalities from enacting gun regulations.
Minnesota law only allows cities to bar the discharge of firearms within city limits and adopt regulations that are identical to state laws. Any regulations that go beyond state law are voided, according to state statute.
Local perspective:
Action on the gun ordinance was spurred by last year’s shooting at Annunciation Church and School. Two students were killed while attending morning mass at the church and more than two dozen students and parishioners were hurt in the barrage of gunfire.
Last week, parents of Annunciation students spoke out in support of the ordinance at a public hearing.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus threatens lawsuit
The other side:
Last year, St. Paul passed a similar law. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus filed a lawsuit shortly after the ordinance was signed. Arguments were heard last month on the case and a judge has set a trial for next year.
In a statement last week, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said it was evaluating its legal options in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus Chair Bryan Strawser said:
“The City of Minneapolis is attempting to make a political statement with an ordinance it has no legal authority to enact. Minnesota law clearly preempts the entire field of firearms regulation, and local governments cannot simply ignore state statute because they dislike the policy outcome.
“If the City Council moves forward with this unlawful ordinance, we will evaluate every available legal option to challenge it, just as we did in Saint Paul.
“The law is not optional, even for Minneapolis.”
A man was hurt in a shooting in south Minneapolis late Tuesday night, according to police.
A report of shots fired brought officers to the 2600 block of Third Avenue South around 9:50 p.m., the Minneapolis Police Department said. They found evidence of gunfire and began investigating.
Later, a man with survivable gunshot wounds showed up at Hennepin Healthcare.
No one has been arrested.
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