Young boy killed, mother injured in attack by pack of dogs in Idaho

A younger boy was killed and his mom was injured Saturday after a pack of canines — two Rottweilers and two blended breed canines — attacked the pair in Fort Corridor, Idaho, authorities mentioned.

Police had been dispatched to a residence on Saturday night in response to a report of a younger boy who was attacked and left unconscious, in line with a information launch Monday from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

The assault occurred on Fort Corridor Reservation land, which is overseen by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, a federally-recognized tribal authorities. Nonetheless, neither the victims nor the canines’ homeowners had been members of the tribes, in line with the assertion.

No particulars had been supplied concerning the circumstances of the assault. The identities of the victims haven’t but been launched. 

All 4 canines had been put down by tribal authorities, Shoshone-Bannock mentioned. The canines’ homeowners had been additionally cited for 15 violations of the tribes’ animal ordinance, together with vicious animal assault, and never having a rabies vaccination.

Officers mentioned a number of companies, together with the FBI and the Idaho Division of Fish and Sport, had been concerned within the investigation. 

The case can even be submitted to the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace within the occasion that federal expenses might apply to the incident.