Arkansas boy, 9, killed by two 'pit bull' dogs as he checked mail

 Posted on September 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  Aldo Pusey

A nine-year-old boy has died in Arkansas after he was apparently attacked by dogs while getting the mail.

The boy, identified by a family friend as Robby Taylor, was reported missing at 9.15am on Thursday from his home in Mount Vernon, the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. 

Taylor's mother said he had gone outside to check the mail but never returned.

A Mount Vernon, Arkansas, boy identified by a family friend as Robby Taylor (pictured with his mother) died in an apparent dog attack on Tuesday

A Mount Vernon, Arkansas, boy identified by a family friend as Robby Taylor (pictured with his mother) died in an apparent dog attack on Tuesday

The nine-year-old boy had gone to check the mail and never returned. He was later found mauled to death in a field

The nine-year-old boy had gone to check the mail and never returned. He was later found mauled to death in a field 

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When the boy failed to come home from what was supposed to be a quick trip to the mailbox after a few minutes, his mother went looking for him but could not find him. 

The mother said she saw several dogs running from a field near her home, and Taylor was later found dead from 'an apparent dog attack,' the sheriff’s office said.

Investigators who responded to the scene questioned two people in connection to the dog mauling, but no arrests were made.

The Conway Animal Shelter took custody of two dogs from a home off Chambers Lane. The animals will be quarantined pending the outcome of the investigation. 

Two dogs described by a family friend as pit bulls were taken away by animal control officials and placed in quarantine (stock photo)

The sheriff's office has not released information about the breed of the dogs, but according to the description of a GoFundMe campaign launched by a family friend, both animals were pit bulls. 

'Robby was walking to the mailbox at his home in Mount Vernon and was attacked by 2 loose pit bulls that ended up taking his life,' the woman describing herself as the mother's best friend wrote. 'His family will forever be at a loss and changed from this horrible tragedy.'

According to the fundraiser, which as of Friday has drawn more than $11,400 in donations, the boy is survived by his parents and two siblings.    

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