Joelle Fredman
WMAL.com

LUSBY, MD — (WMAL) An 8-month-year-old baby boy was killed by a friend’s dog in Lusby Thursday afternoon.

Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at Prancer Court at 1 p.m. for a dog attack.

When deputies arrived at the scene they shot the dog to stop it from mauling the baby.

The dog belonged to a family friend who was watching the baby.

The investigating is ongoing.

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