Child Bitten By Pit Bull In Brooklyn Playground

Brooklyn

By Geoffrey Croft 

A 23-month-old boy was bitten by pit bull in a Brooklyn park according to police,  NYC Park Advocates has learned. 

The toddler was in a playground in Herbert Von King Park at Lafayette and Marcy Avenues when a leashed pit bull bit the child in the stomach causing a puncture wound.

The owner of the pit bull fled the scene.

EMS treated and transported the patient to Long Island College Hospital Pediatrics for a non-critical injury.

The incident occurred on Tuesday at approximately 12:10pm.

Father & 2-Year-Old Son Shot in Herbert Von King Park

UPDATE

Brooklyn 

A father and his son who was celebrating his 2nd birthday where shot this afternoon in Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 2 p.m.

The 2-year-old was shot in both arms and his 38-year-old father was shot in the left hand, according to the police.

Both victims were taken to Kings County Hospital and required surgery, officials said.

Police chased a 19-year-old male black into the basement of his building at 724 Lafayette Avenue where they took him into custody.

Police are searching for a second suspect.

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