Maple Blackshear News Today

Tragedy happened on Detroit’s west side Wednesday night after a 4-year-old child was killed during an attack allegedly by a neighbor's dog while playing in a fenced-in backyard.

A four-year-old boy was killed by a loose neighborhood dog in Detroit. The victim was in his grandmother's backyard when the dog attacked, according to the Detroit Police Department.

“The child was in his own backyard, pretty much doing what all kids do.”