The family of a three-year-old boy has said he is not expected to survive after he was viciously attacked by two dogs last week.
Covil Allen, three, was visiting a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on July 19 when the two dogs attacked him and his mother Tasha.
Covil’s father Chuck Allen told Fox9 that the American bulldogs had attacked the toddler and Tasha had immediately rushed in to try to fight them off.
Brooklyn Park Police said that officers responded to the home at around 12.45pm, where they found two pit bulls actively attacking the child.
“There were adults in the area that started to defend the three-year-old by using hammers and pick axes to get the dogs off,” according to a search warrant obtained by WCCO .
Several officers fired their service weapons and struck both dogs, killing one and injuring the other.
Life-saving efforts were carried out at the scene before the three-year-old was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Covil underwent emergency surgery one day later after losing some circulation in his leg, according to a GoFundMe.